Elon Musk looks for Twitter’s new CEO, claims report

Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk is actively looking for a new chief executive officer for Twitter Inc, a report stated. The news comes after Elon Musk asked a question in an informal poll whether he should step down as head of Twitter or not.

Musk, who bought the company in October for $44 billion, has previously declared that his role as CEO will be temporary. In court in November, Musk said, “I expect to reduce my time at Twitter and find somebody else to run Twitter over time.” However, on Sunday, Musk tweeted that “there is no successor.”

“The question is not about finding a CEO, the question is finding a CEO who can keep Twitter alive,” he further added.


Twitter polls are straw polls, hence they cannot be compared to legitimate public opinion polling. An answer to a Twitter poll may potentially be registered by malicious bots or fraudulent accounts.


Further, the sources revealed that Musk was looking for another CEO for the organisation even before the Twitter poll was made. However, an official statement is yet to be made in this regard.

To pay for the acquisition of Twitter, Musk sold shares of Tesla worth billions of dollars this year. Additionally, he has recruited executives, engineers and lawyers from Tesla, SpaceX, and the Boring Company to support him at Twitter.

Musk previously called himself a 'Chief Twit' and claimed that ever since he took over the platform, the usage has reached an all-time high, and that hate speech has fallen.

Meanwhile, concerns regarding the billionaire's other businesses have been raised due to the way he runs Twitter.

FAQs:

1. What did Elon Musk ask in the informal poll?
   Elon Musk asked whether he should step down as head of Twitter or not.
2. Why did Elon Musk sell the shares of Tesla?
   Elon Musk sold the shares of Tesla to pay for the acquisition of Twitter.