Jack Dorsey, who is the Chairman of Twitter Inc. and CEO
of Square Inc., has been now elected to the Walt Disney
Board of Directors. He will be standing for election along
with the company’s other directors at the annual meeting
on March 18, 2014. Pursuant to the tenure policy in the
company’s corporate governance guidelines that limits
board service to 15 years, Judith L. Estrin will not be
standing for re-election.
Dorsey has attended New York University and Missouri
University of Science and Technology. He is the co-founder
of Twitter, the social networking and microblogging service
that allows users to create and share ideas and information
instantly via messages of 140 characters or less. Dorsey
posted the world’s first Tweet–”just setting up my
twttr”—on March 21, 2006, and since then Twitter has
grown to include more than 230 million monthly active
users worldwide who create about 500 million Tweets every
day.
“Jack Dorsey is a talented entrepreneur who has helped
create groundbreaking new businesses in the social media
and commerce spaces. The perspective he brings to
Disney and its Board is extremely valuable, given our
strategic priorities, which include utilizing the latest
technologies and platforms to reach more people and to
enhance the relationship we have with our customers
“concludes Iger.
of Square Inc., has been now elected to the Walt Disney
Board of Directors. He will be standing for election along
with the company’s other directors at the annual meeting
on March 18, 2014. Pursuant to the tenure policy in the
company’s corporate governance guidelines that limits
board service to 15 years, Judith L. Estrin will not be
standing for re-election.
Dorsey has attended New York University and Missouri
University of Science and Technology. He is the co-founder
of Twitter, the social networking and microblogging service
that allows users to create and share ideas and information
instantly via messages of 140 characters or less. Dorsey
posted the world’s first Tweet–”just setting up my
twttr”—on March 21, 2006, and since then Twitter has
grown to include more than 230 million monthly active
users worldwide who create about 500 million Tweets every
day.
“Jack Dorsey is a talented entrepreneur who has helped
create groundbreaking new businesses in the social media
and commerce spaces. The perspective he brings to
Disney and its Board is extremely valuable, given our
strategic priorities, which include utilizing the latest
technologies and platforms to reach more people and to
enhance the relationship we have with our customers
“concludes Iger.