Another Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , another top administrator leaves Twitter .
On Tuesday , the troupe ’s chief technology executive director Adam Messinger announced his departure . “ After 5 years I ’ve decided to leave Twitter and take some time off . Grateful to@jackfor the chance and to my squad for shipping , ” Messingertweeted .
After 5 years I ’ve decided to leave Twitter and take some time off . Grateful to@jackfor the chance and to my team for transportation .
— Adam Messinger ( @adam_messinger)December 20 , 2016
Josh McFarland , the VP of Product , alsoannouncedhe will leave the company in the spring to work for Greylock Partners , an investment funds firm .
There ’s been a mass Book of Exodus of Twitter ’s top leading over the past class and a one-half .
In November of this year , COO Adam Bain — once lie with as the company ’s biggest cheerleader — announce he was leaving . “ What does it say when a soul that well liked and seemingly that integral to the business decides to leave ? Quite only , it says what we ’ve known for quite some time : Twitter is fucked , ” Gizmodo ’s Christina Warrenwroteon Bain ’s release .
https://gizmodo.com/twitters-biggest-cheerleader-just-quit-1788781659
In May , the head of business development and the head of media and commerceannounced their plansto leave Twitter . In January , Twitter ’s the VP of Global Media , the SVP of Product , and both the SVPs of Engineeringleftthe companywithout design to go elsewhere .
In July 2015 , co - founding father Jack Dorsey took over as chief operating officer when Dick Costoloquit . Costolo became CEO in 2010 , after Colorado - founder Ev Williamsresignedto work on other labor . Williams remain on the Twitter circuit card .
The struggling social media platformreally , really want someone to buythe company this year — Salesforce and Disney were reportedly concerned , but turn offby Twitter ’s inability ( or unwillingness ) to desex its abuse job .
In October , Twitterlaid off350 employee — mostly in ad sales and merchandising — and shuttered its position in Germany and the Netherlands . Last class , the fellowship allow go another 300 employees . “ The current feeling among those close to the company is that Twitter is merely too bloated , and pays too much in broth - base compensation for a company that ’s still not profitable,”Recodereported .
To summarize , here are people who do not work at Twitter :
Adam Messinger , former CTO .
Josh McFarland , former VP of Product .
Adam Bain , former COO .
Jana Messerschmidt , former VP of Global Business Development and Platform .
Nathan Hubbard , former Head of Commerce .
Katie Jacobs Stanton , former VP of Global Media .
Kevin Weil , former SVP of Product .
Alex Roetter , former SVP of Engineering .
Brian Skip Schipper , former SVP of Engineering .
Dick Costolo , former CEO .
350 former sales and selling employee .
An extra 300 former employees .
Mark Zuckerberg .
Tom from MySpace .
Me .
You , perhaps ?
One question stay on — aside from founder and CEO Jack Dorsey , does anyone still work at Twitter ?
This place has been update with additional executive who give Twitter this yr .
Are you aware of anyone who still works at the ship’s company sleep with as “ Twitter ” ? Tip us at[email protect ] .
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