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- Elon Musk tweeted that “the bird is freed” in an apparent reference to closing the Twitter deal.
- The billionaire closed the $44 billion take care of Twitter after months of litigation.
- Bloomberg reported that Musk supposed to step into the role of CEO in Parag Agrawal’s absence.
Elon Musk took to Twitter on Thursday night time time to announce that “the bird is freed,” in an apparent reference to the deal he had earlier secured.
The billionaire grew to change into the proprietor of the platform after lastly closing his $44 billion deal to buy it after months of litigation.
Musk has already fired a minimal of 4 prime Twitter executives, along with the company’s CEO Parag Agrawal, Insider reported.
Bloomberg reported that Musk supposed to step into the CEO role in Agrawal’s absence, a minimal of for an interim interval.
After the interim interval, the billionaire may lastly hand over the role, Bloomberg reported, citing a provide accustomed to the matter.
Representatives for Twitter and Elon Musk did not immediately reply to Insider’s request for comment made open air of standard working hours.
Taking on the role of CEO at Twitter would make the world’s richest man the CEO of three companies, along with Tesla and SpaceX.
Musk visited Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco this week. He entered the headquarters on Wednesday carrying a sink, posting a tweet that said “entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in!”
Musk has been meeting workers and even hosted an impromptu dialogue with workers throughout the espresso retailer, Insider reported. An all-hands meeting with Twitter workers is expected to be held on Friday.