YouTube CEO Wojcicki, one of the first Google employees, steps down


FILE PHOTO YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki attends a conference at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes France June 19 2018.  REUTERSEric Gaillard

FILE PHOTO: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki attends a conference at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, in Cannes, France, June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

(Reuters) -YouTube Chief Executive and one of the first Google employees, Susan Wojcicki, is stepping down from her role at the tech giant that started in her garage nearly 25 years ago, she said in a personal update on the video-sharing platform on Thursday.

Wojcicki, 54, will be replaced by her deputy Neal Mohan, a senior advertising and product executive who joined Google in 2008.

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