Emmett Shear, one of the original founders of Twitch, has resigned from his position. After co-founding the company, Shear, who has been serving as CEO for 16 years, will hand over his duty to a member of the board of directors. In his statement on the subject, he stated that he had passed into another period of his life, so he was happy with the decision he made.
Emmett Shear: Twitch has grown up now, needs to leave the house!
Although Twitch was active in 2011, we stated that the CEO position for Shear lasted for 16 years. The reason for this is that Shear and his friends have been working on live broadcasting on the internet since 2006. Shear even founded the Twitch platform by transforming Justin.tv with his friend Justin Kan.
The successful CEO has taken his platform forward and made it a global brand in the 16-year period. With this globalization, Twitch is able to provide the promised 24-hour broadcast stream around the world. It was also very popular in Turkey and made it possible for many publishers to become famous.
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However, in the statements that came yesterday, “Emmett Shear resigned.” They had titles. The Founding CEO has ended his 16-year adventure and announced that he will be replaced by current Twitch president Dan Clancy. Although Shear has handed over his CEO role, he will continue to advise the Twitch platform.
Shear shared on Twitter that after the birth of her first child, she thought about Twitch and her future, and stated that she should spend more time with her family. Then he said that he saw Twitch as a child, and that the platform, which was 16 years old, should grow up and leave home. And lastly, “16-year-olds, not companies, are legally recognized as minors in need of care.” he added.
In his farewell speeches after Shear’s resignation, he stated that he had handed over his company to safe hands and that his eyes had not been left behind. He added that he will be watching Twitch remotely and will always continue to consult. And now a new era has begun for Twitch.
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