Following the unexpected resignation of former Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey and the appointment of Parag Agrawal as the new CEO, the bird app’ management is undergoing a major shake-up.
In a regulatory filing on Friday, the company said that Dantley Davis, who ran Twitter’s design and research and Michael Montano, the Engineering Lead are leaving the company.
Davis, who joined Twitter in mid-2019 after three years at Meta Platforms Inc., has been a controversial figure inside Twitter, with some employees saying that his management style did not fit the company’s culture.
Montano, the company’s Head of Engineering, on the other hand, has been a Twitter long-time veteran and was known as a champion of giving employees flexibility and enabling remote work.
It was also reported that Jennifer Christie, Twitter’s Head of People, will leave the company at the end of the year. This move is said to be unrelated to the reorganization and had been previously announced internally. She will be replaced by Dalana Brand, the company’s Vice President of People experience and head of inclusion and diversity.
Similarly, Senior Product Management Director Sara Beykpour announced on Friday that it was her last day with Twitter. Contrary to what has been circulating in the media, Beykpour, who is married to Twitter executive Kayvon Beykpour, decision to leave was a coincidence with the reorganization.
The shake-up is meant to streamline the company’s operations and accelerate its growth. It will bring together employees previously divided by job function — such as engineering, design and product development — on teams organised by what they’re working on, such as consumer product, revenue and core tech. The Washington Post wrote.
In a company-wide email obtained by The Washington Post, Agrawal said that he will focus on clear decision-making, increased accountability, and faster execution. He added that he was making a number of organisational and leadership changes to best position Twitter to achieve the company’s goals. He said the company has discussed the critical need for more operational rigour and it must start from the top.
