Facebook Promoted Alex Hardiman to Lead Its News Products

Hardiman, formerly of The New York Times, had been leading the social network's pages team

Facebook filled its open head of news products role from within, as Alex Hardiman, who had been leading the social network’s pages team, has been promoted.

Hardiman left The New York Times for Facebook last summer. While at the newspaper, she led its mobile and news product teams.

She will begin her new role in June, reporting to vice president of product Fidji Simo.

Hardiman announced the news in a Facebook post (embedded below):

Reunited with news, and it feels so good.

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