Elon Musk says Twitter needs to be prepared for brand spanking new CEO by finish of 12 months
“I have to stabilize the group and simply be sure it’s in a financially wholesome place in that the product roadmap is clearly laid out,” Musk stated by way of video hyperlink on the World Authorities Summit in Dubai, as reported by Bloomberg. “I’m guessing most likely in the direction of the tip of the 12 months could be good timing to seek out another person to run the corporate.”
“I believe it needs to be in a steady place across the finish of this 12 months,” Musk stated. He didn’t provide any indication of who may very well be in line to take the function, however following the interview posted a joke photograph of his canine Floki sitting at a desk with the caption “The brand new CEO of Twitter is wonderful.” Numerous publications together with Bloomberg and CNBC have reported {that a} CEO hunt has been underway in latest months, however potential candidates stay elusive (listed below are our knowledgeable guesses).
Since conducting a ballot on stepping down as Twitter CEO in December, Musk has not beforehand supplied any concrete indication on precisely when he may achieve this, noting solely that he deliberate to depart the function after he discovered “somebody silly sufficient to take the job.” He has stated he plans to proceed to run Twitter’s software program and servers groups after resigning the CEO place.
The World Authorities Summit additionally coated Musk’s plans for Twitter extra usually, together with his ambitions to cut back misinformation on the platform. You possibly can watch the entire interview beneath, or skip forward to Musk’s response about stepping down as CEO, which begins at across the 15 minute mark.
