Elon Musk is not joining Twitter board, CEO Parag Agrawal says – TechCrunch

Elon Musk is not joining Twitter’s board, the social network’s chief executive Parag Agrawal said in a surprising reversal following last week’s announcement that the Tesla and SpaceX chief executive had been appointed to the panel.

“We announced on Tuesday that Elon would be appointed to the Board contingent on a background check and formal acceptance. Elon’s appointment to the board was to become officially effective 4/9, but Elon shared that same morning that he will no longer be joining the board,” Agrawal said in a tweet.

“We have and will always value input from our shareholders whether they are on our Board or not. Elon is out biggest shareholder and we will remain open to his input.”

Agrawal’s revelation follows unusual tweets from Musk over the weekend, where he wondered aloud to his over 80 million followers whether Twitter was dying, citing low frequency of tweets from some of the most popular accounts on the social network. He also asked his followers if Twitter should convert its San Francisco headquarters into a homeless shelter.

Joining Twitter’s board would have required Musk to cap his overall ownership of the social network at 14.9%.

Musk has purchased 9.2% of Twitter stock, according to a filing he made earlier this month. Twitter shares soared wildly on the news.