Confirmed: Jack Dorsey stepped down as Twitter's CEO. CTO Parag Agrawal will replace him.
The change is effective immediately. Dorsey will remain a member of the board until his term expires in 2022. Salesforce President and COO Bret Taylor will become the chairman of the board. "I’ve decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders" Dorsey said in a statement, though he didn't provide any additional detail on why he decided to resign. Dorsey co-founded Twitter in 2006 served as CEO until 2008 and was pushed out of the role. He returned to lead Twitter in 2015 after then CEO Dick Costolo stepped down. Shares of Twitter closed down 2.74%. Twitter shares have jumped 85% since Dorsey took over as CEO on Oct 5. 2015. Square stock has surged 1,566% since its IPO on Nov. 19, 2015. Link
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