Twitter appoints ex-Facebook and Google executive Bret Taylor on board of directors

Twitter today said it had appointed Bret Taylor, founder and CEO of Quip, to on its board with immediate effect.

Taylor was the chief technology officer of Facebook, after it acquired FriendFeed, the social network he co-founded in 2007. Prior to that, he was a group product manager at Google, where he co-created Google Maps and started Google's Developer product group.

"Twitter is the fastest way to find out what's happening, and beneath its simplicity lies a very sophisticated set of technology," said Taylor. He aded he hoped to help push Twitter and its services forward."

"Bret brings to our Board a great mind for consumer products and technologies that will be invaluable to the company as we execute our plans for 2016 and beyond," said Omid Kordestani, Twitter's executive chairman. "His skills also complement those of our other recent Board additions, who bring expertise in finance, media, and entrepreneurship."

Taylor is currently the CEO and co-founder of the modern productivity suite Quip.

He has an MS and a BS in Computer Science from Stanford University.