Banker Parag Agrawal Sees Spike In LinkedIn Views After Twitter CEO's Exit

One of the world¡¯s richest people, Elon Musk, finally took over Twitter. One of his first actions was to sack CEO Parga Agrawal. The news turned out to be a blessing in disguise for a person sharing the same name as the ousted Twitter CEO.

Banker Parag Agrawal's profile views shoot up

A Hyderabad-based banker named Parag Agrawal shared a post on LinkedIn saying that his profile views on the network shot up by 36 percent.

LinkedIn/Parag Agrawal

As a result, banker Parag Agrawal changed his LinkedIn bio to ¡°Not the CEO you are looking for." He also shared a screenshot of the analytics to show that, indeed, his profile views had gone up.

"After the Twitter CEO was fired, my profile views have shot up by 36 percent. So, to help folks with finding the right Parag, I have changed my profile page headline," he explained in a LinkedIn post.

Agrawal¡¯s post has gone viral with over 83,000 reactions and hundreds of amused comments.

"Hey you are so generous. Possibilities can be anything. I must say, its a great move. This will surely help Twitter authority to settle FnF to right Parag. For the safer side, keep an eye on your bank account," a person said.

"Parag, it took a while for your post to SINK in ! Anyways you are also recognized by the title "not the CEO you are looking for"¡ªa title you thoughtfully adopted in best interests of the LI community. You will certainly be "The CEO the world will be looking for". Best Wishes!" a second person wrote.

"May I suggest an alternative..."not the CEO you were looking for, but probably the one you deserve" IYKYK," a third person quipped.

"Keep watching your bank balance. Accidentally Elon might transfer the separation amount to your account!," another joked.

Parag Agrawal was sacked by Elon Musk

Parag, who served as a CEO for less than a year, could walk away with a severance payout of $42 million.

Twitter/@paraga

He joined Twitter in 2011, and in October 2017, he started working as the chief technology officer, where he was in charge of the firm's technical strategy.

The Musk buyout means Twitter shareholders will be paid $54.20 per share, and the microblogging site will now operate as a private company.

In part because many of his ideas for how to change the company are at odds with how it has been run for years, Musk's ownership will bring immediate disruption to Twitter's operations.

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