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Orianna Rosa Royle

Tech unicorn CEO refuses to leave after board announces his replacement

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OpenWeb, a Samsung-backed billion-dollar tech company, has just announced a new CEO. The only problem? Its founder, Nadav Shoval, is refusing to step down from the top job.

Earlier this week, OpenWeb’s board announced Shoval was being replaced by the content moderation platform’s chairman, Tim Harvey—and the news didn’t go down with its current leader, who went on to blast his bosses and deny the transition in an email to all staff. 

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