Who was fired as Twitter CEO immediately after Elon Musk's acquisition closed?

Who was fired as Twitter CEO immediately after Elon Musk’s acquisition closed? Parag Agrawal was fired. Musk completed the acquisition on October 27, 2022, and removed Agrawal from the chief executive position almost immediately afterward. Agrawal had been Twitter’s CEO since November 2021, when he succeeded co-founder Jack Dorsey.

Agrawal’s tenure lasted less than a year. Before becoming CEO, he had served as Twitter’s chief technology officer and had worked at the company for more than a decade. His leadership became closely associated with the dispute over Musk’s proposed takeover, including disagreements about spam and fake accounts.

Musk also dismissed other senior executives when the deal closed, including chief financial officer Ned Segal and legal and policy executive Vijaya Gadde. Linda Yaccarino was not CEO at that moment; Musk appointed her to replace him as CEO in 2023. Evan Williams and Dick Costolo were former Twitter CEOs, not the executive removed after the acquisition.