“The board and I had many discussions about Elon joining the board, and with Elon directly. We were excited to cooperate and clarify the risks,” Agravel wrote in a Twitter tweet. “I believe it is for the better and we are always attentive to our shareholders whether they are on our board or not. Elon is our largest shareholder and we will remain attentive to his comments.”
Elon has decided not to join our board. I sent a brief note to the company, sharing with you all here. pic.twitter.com/lfrXACavvk
— Parag Agrawal (@paraga) April 11, 2022
The CEO also addressed the challenges facing the company later on: “There will be distractions, but our goals and priorities remain unchanged. The decisions we make and the manner of execution are in our hands, not in anyone else’s. Let’s neutralize the noise, and stay focused on the work and what we build. “
Last week the billionaire announced that he had acquired 9.2% of the social network shares, thus becoming the most powerful private shareholder in the company. The purchase came after long months in which Musk hinted in a series of tweets about his intentions regarding Twitter, when even after the deal became known, Musk continued his habit and published a poll in which he asked about adding an edit button to tweets. The poll garnered millions of responses, as did many of the richest man’s tweets and surveys in the world.