India-born Parag Agarwal has replaced Jack Dorsey as the CEO of micro-blogging platform Twitter. Parag, who has been working with Twitter for over a decade, graduated from IIT Bombay and did his PhD from Stanford University.
Prior to taking over as CEO, he was their Chief Technical Officer and was responsible for Twitter’s technical strategy.
Soon after the news of Parag becoming the new Twitter CEO became public, some pictures of him celebrating the Indian cricket team’s ODI World Cup victory in 2011 started doing the rounds on social media.
To be fair, Parag is a big fan of cricket.
Agarwal thanked Dorsey and the team for showing his support in a note on Twitter.
“Our purpose has never been more important. Our people and culture are different from anything in the world. There is no limit to what we can do together,” said Agarwal in a note shared on the platform.
“The world is watching us right now, more than ever. Many people are going to have different views and opinions about today’s news. It’s because they care about Twitter and our future, and it’s a sign that the work we do here matters. Let’s show the world the full potential of Twitter,” it read.
Earlier, Dorsey said that it is time the company moved on from its founders and that he has deep faith in Parag.
“I have decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders. I have deep trust in Parag as CEO of Twitter. His work over the past 10 years has been transformative. I am so grateful for his skill, heart and soul. It is time for him to lead,” Dorsey said.
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