The world of the technology is in mourning Susan Wojcicki, ex-CEO de YouTube and the first female marketing executive of Google He died on August 9 at the age of 56.
Her husband, Dennis Troper, announced the news through a Facebook post, according to reports The New York Times.
“It is with deep sadness that I share the news of the passing of Susan Wojcicki“My loving wife of 26 years and mother of our five children left us today after 2 years of living with non-small cell lung cancer,” Troper wrote on Meta’s social network.
Susan Wojcicki took charge of CEO of YouTube in 2014, right at the height of the video platform. However, its commitment to YouTube dates back to 2006, as it was an important part of the purchase of the platform.
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Only in February 2023 Wojcicki announced his resignation from the position of CEO at YouTubeAccording to his statements, at that time he decided to “start a new chapter focused on my family, my health and personal projects.”
As her husband mentioned, the ex-CEO She suffered from non-small cell lung cancer, a disease in which small malignant cancerous cells form in the lung tissues. She was diagnosed in 2022. Although this disease generally attacks smokers, it is unknown whether Wojcicki She was an active smoker.
Wojcickiwas one of the prominent minds of Silicon Valley, in California and especially for Google.
He began his career at Intel and later joined Google, where his friends Sergey Brin and Larry Pague started their project.
She was the 16th employee and first marketing director at GoogleHis contributions to the platform were numerous, especially those related to the company’s advertising.
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It introduced new forms of advertising based on users’ consumption of content on the Internet.
In 2014 she was appointed CEO of YouTube where it also introduced new forms of advertising which brought significant growth to the platform.
He also played a major role in the creation of image search. Google.
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google said goodbye to Susan Wojcicki through X, where he expressed his condolences and highlighted all the contributions he made Wojcicki with the tech giant at the time.
“I am incredibly saddened by the loss of my dear friend. Susan Wojcicki “I am grateful to have passed away after two years of living with cancer. She is as central to the Google story as anyone else, and it’s hard to imagine the world without her. She was an incredible person, leader, and friend who had a tremendous impact on the world, and I am one of countless Googlers who is better for having known her,” the CEO said.
Unbelievably saddened by the loss of my dear friend @SusanWojcicki after two years of living with cancer. She is as core to the history of Google as anyone, and it’s hard to imagine the world without her. She was an incredible person, leader and friend who had a tremendous…
— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) August 10, 2024
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