Biggest Shareholder Elon Musk Declines Twitter Board Seat

Days after he became Twitter’s biggest shareholder and was offered a Board seat, Tesla’s chief executive Elon Musk has reversed his decision to join the Board.

Prime Business Africa had reported that Twitter’s Chief Executive Parag Agrawal had tweeted that Musk would be joining the Board and would be bringing his rich experience to bear on the management of the social media company.

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But according to Agrawal, the Tesla chief executive had “shared that same morning that he will no longer be joining the board.” Agrawal, however, did not give further details but explained that he believed Musk’s decision was “for the best”, and that the company would remain ‘‘open to (Musk’s) input.”

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On the back of last Monday’s filing at the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that revealed Musk’s acquisition of 9.2 per cent stake,  Twitter’s shares had jumped about 30 per cent, rising to nearly 10 per cent the following day, when Musk’s board appointment was first announced by chief executive Agrawal

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