MoneyBusiness

Actions

Two top managers fired from Twitter amid Musk buyout turbulence

Kayvon Beykpour was general manager of consumer Twitter
Twitter
Posted
and last updated

In the latest sign of turmoil inside Twitter amid Elon Musk's planned buyout of the company, a Twitter general manager, Kayvon Beykpour, is leaving after 7 years.

In a series of tweets on Thursday, Beykpour said CEO Parag Agrawal "asked me to leave after letting me know that he wants to take the team in a different direction." Beykpour, was general manager of consumer Twitter, leading design, research, product, engineering and customer service and operations teams, according to his Twitter bio.

A co-founder of the live-streaming app Periscope, Beykpour joined Twitter when the social media company bought his startup in 2015.

In the Twitter thread, Beykpour said, "While I’m disappointed, I take solace in a few things: I am INSANELY proud of what our collective team achieved over the last few years, and my own contribution to this journey."

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Saturday

07/05/2025

Clear

-° / 66°

0%

Sunday

07/06/2025

Clear

99° / 70°

0%

Monday

07/07/2025

Clear

101° / 67°

0%

Tuesday

07/08/2025

Mostly Clear

100° / 69°

0%

Wednesday

07/09/2025

Clear

99° / 71°

0%

Thursday

07/10/2025

Clear

101° / 74°

0%

Friday

07/11/2025

Clear

106° / 76°

0%

Saturday

07/12/2025

Clear

105° / 75°

0%