In Response To FTC Privacy Settlement, Facebook Splits The Chief Privacy Officer Role Into Two

In a blog post regarding today’s FTC settlement, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg also announced that the company has officially split the Chief Privacy Officer role into two parts, to be filled by existing Facebook employees Erin Egan and Michael Richter.
Richter, who will be taking the CPO — Policy role, was Facebook’s Chief Privacy Counsel on its legal team and now will be focused on the product side of Facebook’s privacy policy, serving as a key figure in Facebook’s internal privacy review program.

Erin Engan, who will be taking on the CPO — Product role, came to Facebook from the law firm Covington and Burling where she served as co-chair of their global privacy and data security practice. She held the Director of Privacy role at Facebook prior to today’s changes.
Entrepreneur and former Attorney General candidate Chris Kelly held the last Facebook CPO role. When he left, Richter served as Chief Privacy Counsel in lieu of a formal CPO position.
With the new focus on privacy regulations, Engan and Richter will ostensibly have a lot on their plate; Facebook will undergo privacy audits every 2 years for the next 20 years as part of the settlement.
Source:http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/29/in-response-to-ftc-privacy-settlement-facebook-splits-the-cpo-role-into-two/