Meta's Nick Clegg to step down, will be replaced by well-connected Republican

What they're saying: "As a new year begins, I have come to the view that this is the right time for me to move on from my role," Clegg wrote in a post shared with colleagues and then posted publicly on Facebook.

• "Joel is quite clearly the right person for the right job at the right time - ideally placed to shape the company's strategy as societal and political expectations around technology continue to evolve."

Between the lines: Clegg says he will spend the next few months transitioning his duties and representing the company at a few international gatherings.

• The former deputy prime minister of Britain has spent the past seven years at Meta, where his most recent title was president of global affairs.
• Kaplan's new title will be chief global affairs officer, while Kevin Martin, former chair of the FCC, will take over his former duties.
• Kaplan was a deputy chief of staff to former President George W. Bush.
• News of Clegg's planned departure was earlier reported by Semafor.

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