Elon Musk decides not to join Twitter board, CEO Parag Agrawal tweets

Updated : Apr 11, 2022 09:21
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Elon Musk has decided not to join Twitter's board even after buying a 9 percent stake in the social media giant a few days ago.

Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal tweeted on Monday, "Elon Musk has decided not to join our board. The board and I had many discussions about Elon joining the board, and with Elon directly. We were excited to collaborate and clear about the risks."

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This comes days after Twitter announced it entered into an agreement with Musk that will give the billionaire a seat on its board. The social media giant even said Elon's term will be expiring at its 2024 annual shareholders meeting.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is Twitter's largest shareholder with 9.2% stake. 

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