SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter, under fire for the striking lack of women and minorities in its ranks, has set off a new controversy by hiring a white man to lead its diversity efforts.
Apple’s diversity chief Jeffrey Siminoff will replace Janet Van Huysse as Twitter’s vice president of diversity and inclusion, the San Francisco company said Monday.
Apple, like most major tech companies, has made little progress in increasing the diversity of its workforce. Siminoff, who co-founded Out Leadership, a lesbian, gay and transgender advocacy group, has promoted the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the business community.
Twitter did not respond to multiple requests for comment on the appointment.
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