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05-17-2016, 12:59 AM
Twitter adds BET's CEO to board, bolstering diversity and media chops
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Twitter is quickly proving that its board*is more than just a "country club of old white guys (http://www.thewrap.com/twitter-investor-chris-sacca-blasts-country-club-of-old-white-guys-on-board-of-directors-video/)."
Debra Lee, the CEO and chairman of BET (Black Entertainment Television), has joined Twitter's board of directors, the company an**unced Monday.*
The move bolsters Twitter's media chops and just as importantly diversifies the board to be a better reflection of the diverse community Twitter serves. Lee is Twitter's first African-American board member.
"Debra's addition strengthens our Board immensely," Omid Kordestani, Twitter's Executive Chairman, said in a statement (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/twitter-inc-appoints-debra-l-202000912.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory&soc_trk=tw). "She's a highly respected leader in the media industry with decades of experience, and has a clear passion for Twitter as a service and a company." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/16/twitter-debra-lee/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Twitter is quickly proving that its board*is more than just a "country club of old white guys (http://www.thewrap.com/twitter-investor-chris-sacca-blasts-country-club-of-old-white-guys-on-board-of-directors-video/)."
Debra Lee, the CEO and chairman of BET (Black Entertainment Television), has joined Twitter's board of directors, the company an**unced Monday.*
The move bolsters Twitter's media chops and just as importantly diversifies the board to be a better reflection of the diverse community Twitter serves. Lee is Twitter's first African-American board member.
"Debra's addition strengthens our Board immensely," Omid Kordestani, Twitter's Executive Chairman, said in a statement (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/twitter-inc-appoints-debra-l-202000912.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory&soc_trk=tw). "She's a highly respected leader in the media industry with decades of experience, and has a clear passion for Twitter as a service and a company." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/16/twitter-debra-lee/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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