Elon Musk Fires Top Twitter Executives As $44 Billion Takeover Closes

Elon Musk Fires Top Twitter Executives As $44 Billion Takeover Closes

Elon Musk Fires Top Twitter Executives As $44 Billion Takeover Closes

Elon Musk fired several top executives at Twitter on Thursday as the billionaire closed his takeover of the social media giant, according to multiple reports .Musk ousted Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal , Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and the head of legal policy , trust and safety, Vijaya Gadde , The Washington Post reported. The newspaper added that the trio were escorted from the Twitter office.

The New York Times added that company general counsel Sean Edgett was also fired.

Musk’s ongoing saga to acquire Twitter in a $44 billion takeover deal is coming to a close amid his Friday deadline to complete the deal.

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Elon Musk Fires Top Twitter Executives As $44 Billion Takeover Closes.

Elon Musk fired several top executives at Twitter on Thursday as the billionaire closed his takeover of the social media giant, according to multiple reports.

Musk ousted Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and the head of legal policy, trust and safety, Vijaya Gadde, The Washington Post reported. The newspaper added that the trio were escorted from the Twitter office.