{"id":11902,"date":"2025-10-25T08:07:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T12:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startupecosystem.ca\/news\/elon-musk-faces-executive-exodus-with-departure-of-xs-ad-chief-john-nitti\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T08:07:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T12:07:40","slug":"elon-musk-faces-executive-exodus-with-departure-of-xs-ad-chief-john-nitti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupecosystem.ca\/news\/elon-musk-faces-executive-exodus-with-departure-of-xs-ad-chief-john-nitti\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Faces Executive Exodus With Departure of X&#8217;s Ad Chief John Nitti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Nitti has resigned from his role as the global head of revenue operations and advertising innovation at Elon Musk&#8217;s company X after just ten months. This departure is part of a broader trend of high-level exits from the company&#8217;s executive suite, including CFO Mahmoud Reza Banki. 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