Twitter recruits new VP of Diversity & Inclusion from Apple
- 8 years ago
Twitter has officially appointed a new VP of Diversity & Inclusion, Jeffrey Siminoff, hiring him away from an identical role he held at Apple.
The changeover was announced on Twitter by the social network's human resources lead, Brian Schipper.
In 2015 Twitter dealt with serious problems with the way it was managing diversity - particularly with Leslie Miley, who was the company's only black engineer in a lead role until he was laid off during October's round of job cuts, even after already planning to leave on his own at the end of the month.
Indeed, in an official report released in August, just 1 percent of Twitter's U.S. workforce was listed as African-American, while 3 percent were identified as Hispanic.
The changeover was announced on Twitter by the social network's human resources lead, Brian Schipper.
In 2015 Twitter dealt with serious problems with the way it was managing diversity - particularly with Leslie Miley, who was the company's only black engineer in a lead role until he was laid off during October's round of job cuts, even after already planning to leave on his own at the end of the month.
Indeed, in an official report released in August, just 1 percent of Twitter's U.S. workforce was listed as African-American, while 3 percent were identified as Hispanic.