Musk Says He Wants To ‘Stabilize’ Twitter Before Finding A New CEO By The End Of 2023

Musk Says He Wants To ‘Stabilize’ Twitter Before Finding A New CEO By The End Of 2023

Share to Linkedin Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said he expects to have a new person in place to lead the social media company by the end of 2023, nearly two months after Twitter users voted in favor of him stepping down in a poll shared by the billionaire. FILE PHOTO: Dubai Media Office Handout image of Mohammed al-Karkavi (L), UAE Minister of Cabinet ... [+] Affairs and Elon Musk (R), CEO of Twitter and founder of Tesla and SpaceX, at the World Government Summit. Musk said he wants to first "stabilize the organization" and ensure it is financially healthy before handing over the reins, he told the World Government Summit in Dubai through a video call. Sometime around the "end of this year" would be "good timing" for a new CEO to take charge, the billionaire said. Musk described Twitter's current state as "somewhat a startup in reverse," adding that a lot of work was needed to get the company into a stable position. He added his goal is to ensure the social platform enables speech with the "least amount of censorship allowed by law… [which] varies a lot by jurisdiction." The Twitter CEO said social media companies