Two Twitter Executives Are Suddenly Out Of A Job

Earlier this week, Elon Musk says his Twitter acquisition wasn’t a “done deal.”

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However, it looks like the Twitter landscape is already prepping for his arrival.

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Two Twitter executives just found themselves handed a pink slip.

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Kayvon Beykpour, Twitter’s general manager, was on paternity leave when he got the news.

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On Thursday, he tweeted that he was “leaving the company after over 7 years.”

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He said that current Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal “wants to take the team in a different direction.”

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Beykpour wanted to make it clear that leaving “wasn’t my decision.”

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Bruce Falck, Twitter’s revenue product lead, was also let go by the company.

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He posted several tweets thanking IC engineers for all their hard work.

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