Twitter Chairman Keeps Calm in Chaos of Musk’s Bid to Scrap Deal
Bret Taylor is taking point on the most contentious tech deal in decades. But he doesn’t want to tweet about it.
At a technology conference in June, Bret Taylor, the mild-mannered co-CEO of tech behemoth Salesforce Inc., was losing his patience. Taylor had joined the conference to talk about the future of work, but the moderator kept asking about Twitter.
Taylor declined to discuss his side gig as chairman of Twitter Inc. With a $44 billion acquisition on the line, he said it would be inappropriate to comment. Yet the moderator kept pressing: What are the chances that Elon Musk goes through with his agreement to buy the beleaguered social network? Has the deal stalled? Is it possible you’ll end up in the courts? With each question, Taylor’s grimace became more pronounced.