Nick Pickles, X’s director of global affairs, has resigned from Reuters

(Reuters) – X’s global chief Nick Pickles said on Thursday he was stepping down after a decade at the social media company formerly known as Twitter.

Pickles, who joined the company in 2014, said he decided to leave X several months ago and is working with Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino through the transition.

“After more than ten years, tomorrow will be my last day at X. It’s been an incredible journey,” he said.

It was not immediately clear what his next plans are or why he made the decision to quit.

Elon Musk-owned X and Nick Pickles did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment outside normal business hours.

In June, X’s head of business operations, Joe Benarroch, left the company, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Pickles started at X as a senior manager in their London office and was named vice president of global business for X in 2023 after holding several roles, his LinkedIn profile showed.

The Financial Times reported that he has been the company’s spokesman in battles with several governments, including Brazil, which said last week it was suspending access to the social network in the country.

The popular social media platform missed a court-imposed deadline to appoint a legal representative in Brazil, triggering the suspension.

Musk argued that Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes was trying to impose unwarranted censorship, while the judge insisted that X needed hate speech regulations.