Nigeria’s former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was named Thursday to the board of directors of Twitter Inc., the social media giant.
A graduate in economics from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Nigerian joins the board of the company at the same time as the American Robert Zoellick, former president of the World Bank (2007-2012) .
According to Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Twitter, the two new directors “are distinguished leaders with unparalleled global perspective and political expertise. We are confident that they will be incredible assets for Twitter as we continue to focus on transparency and make Twitter a safer place for everyone. ”
Nigeria’s first woman minister of finance and minister of economy under the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo (2003 to 2006) and Goodluck Jonathan (2011-2015), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala joined the World Bank in 1982 and was Secretary of the Board, before becoming Executive Director during the presidency of Robert Zoellick.
The executive chairman of Twitter, Omid Kordestani, said it will be an incredible asset for the company because “it aims for transparency in its global operations.”
With this appointment, Twitter now has 3 women, 2 black with Debra Lee, CEO of BET Networks.