Twitter Inc. said it would appoint Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk to its board, bringing the billionaire social-media agitator inside the fold.
The announcement Tuesday came after a flurry of calls in recent weeks between Mr. Musk, Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal, and independent board Chairman Bret Taylor, as company officials learned that Mr. Musk was amassing a 9.2% stake in the platform, a person familiar with the matter said. The discussions culminated, according to the person, in the company offering a board seat to Mr. Musk.
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