Twitter Names Omid Kordestani as Executive Chairman
- 9 years ago
Twitter has appointed Omid Kordestani, who until recently was Google's chief business officer, as its executive chairman.
Jack Dorsey, the company's chief executive and former chairman, announced the choice in a series of Twitter messages on Wednesday morning.
"Omid is a proven & experienced leader, who will directly help & coach me and our leadership, and help us recruit the best folks to Twitter," he wrote.
Mr. Kordestani, who has a reputation for affability and business savvy, could bring a level of calm and stability to Twitter, which has been plagued by management chaos during its nine-year history.
Mr. Kordestani was the 11th employee hired at Google.
He joined the company in 1999, when it was a year old, and helped create its primary business of selling the ads that appear in Google searches.
Jack Dorsey, the company's chief executive and former chairman, announced the choice in a series of Twitter messages on Wednesday morning.
"Omid is a proven & experienced leader, who will directly help & coach me and our leadership, and help us recruit the best folks to Twitter," he wrote.
Mr. Kordestani, who has a reputation for affability and business savvy, could bring a level of calm and stability to Twitter, which has been plagued by management chaos during its nine-year history.
Mr. Kordestani was the 11th employee hired at Google.
He joined the company in 1999, when it was a year old, and helped create its primary business of selling the ads that appear in Google searches.