Twitter lets go of chief communications officer

News General Global 17 JUL 2015
Twitter lets go of chief communications officer
Twitter chief communications officer Gabriel Stricker has left the company, the New York Times reported, citing a goodbye tweet from the executive. The move is the first high-level management change under Jack Dorsey, the Twitter co-founder who stepped in on 1 July as interim CEO following the departure of Dick Costolo. Twitter said Stricker's leaving was involuntary and part of a shift in the company's communications strategy and direction. The company said it wants to bring in new leadership. No successor has yet been named.

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