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Dorsey’s departure news comes when Twitter is trying to launch products and services at a renewed pace after years of criticism that the social media platform had fallen behind larger rivals like Facebook and TikTok in innovation

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to step down immediately, CTO Parag Agrawal to succeed

Twitter Inc on Monday said that Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey is stepping down, effective immediately, and Parag Agrawal, the company’s chief technology officer, will become the successor

By Arghyadeep Dutta
Published - Nov 29, 2021, 06:37 PM ET
Last Updated - Jul 05, 2024, 02:42 AM EDT

• Parag Agarwal will be the CEO of Twitter with immediate effect

• Dorsey faced ousting from Twitter stakeholder Elliott Management in 2020 for being the CEO of two publicly listed companies

Twitter Inc on Monday said that Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey is stepping down, effective immediately, and Parag Agrawal, the company’s chief technology officer, will become the successor.

Shares of the microblogging platform jumped more than 11% on the news and slumped after that.

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