Tesla chief Musk will not jointwitter board
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk will no longer be joining Twitter’s board of directors as previously announced, but the billionaire remains the social media platform’s largest shareholder.
Twitter chief executive Parag Agrawal tweeted the news, which followed a weekend of tweets from Mr Musk suggesting possible changes to Twitter, including making the site advertisement-free. Nearly 90% of Twitter’s 2021 revenue came from ads.
Mr Agrawal said Twitter offered Mr Musk a seat on its board as the company had believed it was "the best path forward".
“Elon’s appointment to the board was to become officially effective on 4/9, but Elon shared that same morning that he would not be joining the board,” Mr Agrawal wrote in a reposted note originally sent to Tesla employees.
“I believe this is for the best.”
Mr Agrawal didn’t offer an explanation for Mr Musk’s apparent decision, although he dropped one major hint.
The Twitter board “believed having Elon as a fiduciary of the company, where he, like all board members, has to act in the best interests of the company and all our shareholders, was the best path forward”, he wrote.
Mr Musk posted a few cryptic tweets late on Sunday, including one showing a meme saying, “In all fairness, your honour, my client was in goblin mode,” followed by one saying “Explains everything”. Another, later tweet was of an emoji with a hand over its mouth. He now has a 9% stake in Twitter, raising questions about how he might try to reshape the social media platform.