LinkedIn’s CEO Jeff Weiner steps down

LinkedIn Chief Executive Officer Jeff Weiner is stepping down from the helm of the Microsoft Corp-backed company. Weiner has declared his plans of stepping down as CEO to assume the role of Executive Chairman at LinkedIn. He will now focus on “increasing diversity and inclusion in the LinkedIn networks”.

Weiner, who transformed LinkedIn from being a job-search company to a global social network for professional users, will be replaced by Ryan Roslansky, effective from June 1.

Weiner extended heartfelt thanks to the community members and employees in an email and a post on LinkedIn and wrote: “Thank you for everything you’ve done to help manifest our vision to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce.”