Twitter co-founder joins Walt Disney Company Board of Directors

Photo by Andrew Mager/Wikimedia Jack Dorsey has joined the Walt Disney Company  Board of Directors.

The chairman of Twitter and CEO of Square Inc. has joined the Walt Disney Company Board of Directors as an independent director.

“Disney is a timeless company, one we all grow up learning from and admiring,” said Jack Dorsey, who co-founded Twitter.

“The perspective he brings to Disney and its Board is extremely valuable, given our strategic priorities, which include utilizing the latest technologies and platforms to reach more people and to enhance the relationship we have with our customers,” Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chairman and chief executive officer, said in a news release.

Dorsey will stand for election along with the company’s other directors at the annual meeting on March 18, 2014.