Facebook Taps First Chief Marketing Officer: Google's Gary Briggs

Facebook filled out its C-level executive branch recently, as the company named Gary Briggs as Chief Marketing Officer, according to AdAge. Briggs was most recently with Motorola Mobility before Google acquired the company in May of last year. Briggs will replace Eric Antonow, the current Vice President of Product Marketing, who has headed up Facebook's marketing focus since 2010.

Facebook filled out its C-level executive branch recently, as the company named Gary Briggs as Chief Marketing Officer, according to AdAge. Briggs was most recently with Motorola Mobility before Google acquired the company in May of last year. Briggs will replace Eric Antonow, the current Vice President of Product Marketing, who has headed up Facebook’s marketing focus since 2010.

AdAge described Briggs’ duties with Facebook:

The change in title reflects an expanded scope for the role. Mr.

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