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        <title><![CDATA[Ex-TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer joins Len Blavatnik&#8217;s investment firm]]></title>
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						<p>Kevin Mayer &#8212; who just finished a short-lived stint as TikTok&#8217;s chief executive and was once seen as a contender for the top job at Disney &#8212; has joined billionaire Len Blavatnik&#8217;s Access Industries.</p>
<p>Access said Monday that Mayer will become a senior advisor to the Ukrainian-born tycoon&#8217;s investment firm, focusing on its media-related businesses and identify new potential business opportunities for the company.</p>
<p>Access&#8217;s <strong>media investments include Warner Music Group</strong>, the third-largest music recording company that reps the likes of Cardi B., Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars, <strong>as well as Deezer</strong>, a Paris-based music streaming platform.</p>
<p>Mayer formerly served as chairman of Disney&#8217;s direct-to-consumer division and international unit where he oversaw streaming properties like Disney+ and Hulu. He was widely rumored to be an in-house favorite to succeed Bob Iger as CEO, but <strong>in February, the company promoted Bob Chapek,</strong> who ran Disney&#8217;s theme parks and consumer-products unit, to the top job.</p>
<p>In May, Mayer left the Mouse House <strong>to become CEO</strong> of ByteDance&#8217;s popular short-form social media app, TikTok. He would also run China-based ByteDance&#8217;s global expansion effort, including its music and gaming businesses.</p>
<p>But Mayer <strong>resigned from the company just four months later</strong> as the Trump administration pressured ByteDance to sell its US operations, citing national security concerns. In a letter to staffers, Mayer explained that the political climate had shifted and that the CEO role at Tiktok would be changed due to the expected sale of the app&#8217;s US business.</p>
<p>Microsoft had considered taking over TikTok both by itself or in a <strong>deal with retail giant Walmart</strong>. Separately, <strong>software firm Oracle</strong> and Walmart also pursued TikTok and other potential buyers have considered it. A deal hasn&#8217;t been completed.</p>
<p>Mayer said in a statement Monday that he is looking forward to helping Access&nbsp;&nbsp;“on the success of its leading media and entertainment businesses as a key component of my future endeavors.</p>
			
					
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