Social networking site Twitter has appointed former Google executive Omid Kordestani as its chairman, in hopes that he would support CEO Jack Dorsey to turn around the financially struggling company.

Twitter named Kordestani as its executive chairman. The company's CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted the decision, saying that Kordestani is a proven and experienced leader who will coach him and help recruit the best people to Twitter.

51-year-old Kordestani, who previously also worked for companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Netscape, said he's excited to work with Dorsey and Twitter's board.

"It's rare you get to be at a company with an amazing business that's also transforming the world," Kordestani tweeted. "I've had good fortune to be at three: Netscape, @google, and now @twitter."

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