Twitter adds BET chief executive to its board

Twitter Inc. added Debra Lee, the chief executive of entertainment network BET, to its board, Omid Kordestani, Twitter's executive chairman, tweeted Monday. Twitter announced Hugh Johnston, chief financial officer and vice chairman at Pespi Co. and Martha Lane Fox, co-founder of a travel website and founder of a private karaoke company, as additions to the board last month. The stock was unchanged after hours Monday.

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