Facebook appoints its first chief compliance officer amid ongoing scrutiny

ViacomCBS Inc’s top compliance official, Henry Moniz, is moving to Facebook Inc as the social media platform’s first chief compliance officer, as Facebook faces scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers.

“We are pleased to confirm that Henry Moniz will be joining Facebook to lead our strategy and execution of compliance matters in the U.S. and around the world,” a Facebook spokeswoman told Reuters on Thursday.

Moniz held senior compliance roles at Viacom starting in 2004. After its merger with CBS Corp in 2019, he became the chief compliance officer and chief audit executive of the combined company.