June 28, 2018 / 6:02 PM / Updated 4 hours ago

Twitter replaces product head

Reuters Staff

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(Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Thursday its product head Ed Ho will be stepping down and named former live-streaming service Periscope’s Chief Executive Officer Kayvon Beykpour as his replacement.

The Twitter logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

The social network said Ho was stepping down from the role for personal reasons and that he would continue as an adviser in a part-time capacity.

Reporting by Vibhuti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber