Twitch cofounder says he’s stepping down as CEO to raise his baby: ‘I want to be fully there for my son as he enters this world’
After 16 years at the helm of Twitch, CEO Emmett Shear is stepping down to focus on raising his newborn son.
Shear's decision to step back from the Amazon-owned, live-streaming platform took effect immediately, Shear wrote. He will be replaced by Dan Clancy, the company's president. Shear likened Twitch to a child, one he wrote is"ready to move out of the house and venture alone," allowing him the time and focus to care for his new son.
Shear's decision to step down continues a changing of the guard among the most popular entertainment platforms on the internet. Just last month, formerfrom her role at the company, marking the end of an era for the ubiquitous video platform.
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