Adam Mosseri to take over as new Instagram head

Systrom and Krieger resigned as chief executive officer and chief technical officer of Instagram last week giving scant explanation for the move.

“Mosseri will oversee all functions of the business and will recruit a new executive team.” (Reuters photo)

Facebook Inc’s Instagram on Monday announced that Adam Mosseri, the current vice president of product, will take over as the new head of the photo-sharing app.

In a blog post instagram-press.com/blog/2018/10/01/co-founders-kevin-systrom-and-mike-krieger-announce-adam-mosseri-as-new-head-of-instagram, Instagram’s co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, who have announced their departure from the company, said Mosseri will oversee all functions of the business and will recruit a new executive team.

Systrom and Krieger resigned as chief executive officer and chief technical officer of the photo-sharing app last week giving scant explanation for the move.