Twitter co-founder Evan Williams steps down from board

He is currently the chief executive officer of online publishing website Medium


Reuters February 23, 2019
Twitter co-founder Evan Williams speaks on stage during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2012 at the San Francisco Design Center Concourse in San Francisco, California September 12, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS

Twitter said on Friday one of its co-founders, Evan Williams, will be stepping down as a member of its board at the end of the month.

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Williams, who also announced the move in a series of tweets, is currently the chief executive officer of online publishing website Medium and had also served as the CEO of Twitter.

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"I'm very lucky to have served on the @Twitter board for 12 years (ever since there was a board). It's been overwhelmingly interesting, educational—and, at times, challenging," he tweeted.

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