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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001326801-21-000053"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "META"
cik: "0001326801"
company_name: "Meta Platforms, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-09-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T02:00:49.978182+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer to step down, transition to Senior Fellow in 2022

## Summary
- Mike Schroepfer resigning as CTO after transition period; effective date not yet determined.
- In 2022, Schroepfer will become Senior Fellow, focusing on technical talent recruitment and AI investments.
- Compensation terms for the new role have not been determined.
- No replacement for CTO has been announced.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001326801-21-000053
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: META
- cik: 0001326801
- company_name: Meta Platforms, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-09-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680121000053/0001326801-21-000053-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680121000053/fb-20210920.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001326801-21-000053
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001326801-21-000053.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001326801-21-000053.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mike Schroepfer departed as Senior Fellow at Meta Platforms, Inc..
  - Action: resigned as CTO, will become Senior Fellow
  - Role: Senior Fellow
  source text: On September 20, 2021, Mike Schroepfer informed Facebook, Inc. ("Facebook") of his intention to resign from his position as Chief Technology Officer of Facebook after a transition period. In 2022, Mr. Schroepfer will become a Senior Fellow at Facebook, in which role he will work on initiatives such as recruiting and developing technical talent and fostering the company's artificial intelligence investments.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680121000053/0001326801-21-000053-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.