'The ultimate schmoozer': What advertisers and ad buyers think of Carolyn Everson's departure from Facebook

For major advertisers, Carolyn Everson has been the face of Facebook — over the last decade. That’s no longer the case now. Everson, Facebook’s global ads chief, announced via a Facebook status update earlier this week that she had left the company. “Carolyn has been such a huge part of Facebook's success over the last decade and will be a big loss for the company,” said David Jones, founder and CEO of You & Mr. Jones, who was a member of the original Facebook client council. Read more below.

• Everson’s relationships with major CEOs and CMOs, where she was known for listening and being an advocate for advertisers, helped build Facebook into the advertising juggernaut that it is today, according to advertisers, agency execs and ad buyers who say that losing Everson is a massive blow for the company.
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