A day after Elon Musk acquired a 9.2 percent passive stake in Twitter worth close to $3 billion, the microblogging platform’s CEO Parag Agrawal announced that Musk will be joining its board of directors.

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Welcoming Musk, Agrawal said that the Tesla CEO is a passionate believer and intense critic of the service which is exactly what Twitter needs. “I’m excited to share that we’re appointing @elonmusk to our board! Through conversations with Elon in recent weeks, it became clear to us that he would bring great value to our Board,” Agrawal tweeted on the social media platform.

I’m excited to share that we’re appointing @elonmusk to our board! Through conversations with Elon in recent weeks, it became clear to us that he would bring great value to our Board.

— Parag Agrawal (@paraga) April 5, 2022

Former Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey also reacted to Musk's appointment on the board. "Parag and Elon both lead with their hearts, and they will be an incredible team," he tweeted.

I’m really happy Elon is joining the Twitter board! He cares deeply about our world and Twitter’s role in it.Parag and Elon both lead with their hearts, and they will be an incredible team. https://t.co/T4rWEJFAes

— jack⚡️ (@jack) April 5, 2022

(With inputs from agency)

(Edited by : Priyanka Deshpande)

First Published:Apr 5, 2022 6:48 PM IST