Jack Dorsey, who is stepping down after six years as Twitter's chief executive, is one of the tech leaders who seem to have grown tired of managing their empires
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Chief Technology Officer of Twitter since 2017, Agrawal has been a reluctant tweeter himself, and has headed some of the microblogging platform's most ambitious projects over the years
After a souring run in stock markets, Twitter has now appointed Parag Agrawal, formerly the chief technology officer
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For Parag Agrawal, the IIT Bombay alumnus who has succeeded Jack Dorsey as the Twitter CEO, one of the biggest tasks at hand would be content moderation
In 2010, when he was not even an employee of Twitter, Agrawal quoted a comedian mocking racism and Islamophobia in America
Agrawal has been with Twitter for more than a decade and has served as Chief Technology Officer since 2017
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay on Tuesday congratulated its alumnus Parag Agrawal on his elevation as CEO of the microblogging giant Twitter. Congratulations to our alumnus Dr. Parag Agrawal for being appointed the new CEO of Twitter. Dr. Agrawal obtained his B.Tech. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay in 2005. He started working at Twitter in 2011 & became the CTO in 2017, the institute tweeted. Mumbai-born Parag's mother is a retired school teacher. His father was employed in the atomic energy sector and held senior positions there. Parag (37) studied at the Atomic Energy Central School in Mumbai. He moved to the United States in 2005. In 2011, he joined Twitter while still pursuing his PhD at Stanford University. Twitter's outgoing CEO Dorsey announced on Monday that Agrawal will be the company's new chief executive as he stepped down after 16 years at the company that he co-founded and helmed.
Agrawal will receive an annual salary of $1 million, in addition to bonuses, restricted stock units and performance-based stock units
Twitter's new CEO Parag Agrawal hopes to extend the social networking site's reach under his tenure while making continued progress while providing exciting opportunities in challenging times."I'm grateful for the service that you built, the culture, soul, and purpose you fostered among us and for leading the company through really significant challenges," Parag posted on Twitter thanking Jack Dorsey."The world is watching us right now, even more than they have before. Lots of people are going to have lots of different views about today's news. It is because they care about Twitter and our future, and it's a signal that the work we do matte. Let's show the world Twitter's full potential," he further added.Parag expressed his gratitude towards Jack Dorsey for his mentorship and friendship."The world is watching us right now, even more than they have before. Lots of People are going to have lots of different views and opinions about today's news. It is because they care about Twitter ...
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The new leader of the company will have to chase aggressive goals to step up user growth, double revenue and expedite product execution.
Agrawal, who was appointed Monday to succeed Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, is 37, the same age as Meta Platform Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg
The social media networking platform joins tech giants Apple, Amazon and Alphabet in tapping a company insider for the top job
In a letter posted on his Twitter account, Dorsey said he was 'really sad...yet really happy' about leaving the company and that it was his decision