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'Bird is freed': Musk takes over Twitter, fires CEO Parag Agrawal

Agrawal, 38, was appointed Twitter CEO in November last year after the social media site's co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down

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4 min read Last Updated : Oct 29 2022 | 12:19 AM IST

“The bird is freed,” Musk had tweeted on Friday after completing the takeover of Twitter and firing the social media giant’s four top executives, including Agrawal, legal executive Vijaya Gadde, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and General Counsel Sean Edgett.

Three of the top executives who were said to be fired are poised to collect more than $100 million in severance and payouts of previously granted equity awards.

Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal, who stepped into the role less than a year ago, is eligible to receive roughly $50 million, according to calculations by Bloomberg News. Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and

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