Elon Musk to Join Twitter’s Board of Directors After Becoming Largest Shareholder #Elon #Musk #Join #Twitters #Board #Directors #Largest #Shareholder Welcome to TmZ Blog, here is the new story we have for you today:
Twitter Inc. said it would appoint Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk to its board, bringing the billionaire social-media agitator inside the fold.
The announcement Tuesday came after a flurry of calls in recent weeks between Mr. Musk, Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal, and independent board Chairman Bret Taylor, as company officials learned that Mr. Musk was amassing a 9.2% stake in the platform, a person familiar with the matter said. The discussions culminated, according to the person, in the company offering a board seat to Mr. Musk.