An era is coming to an end in Twitch, the world’s most popular live broadcasting platform with millions of users. He has been CEO of the platform for years. Emmet Shaveannounced today that he is stepping down from his position.

Shear, the live streaming platform that later evolved into Twitch from Justin.tv was one of the founders. Founded in 2006, this platform was overshadowed in subsequent years by the game-oriented side service Twitch and closed in 2014. Shear has been with the company for 16 years and has been at the helm since 2011.

The new CEO will be Dan Clancy, head of Twitch

Twitch’s new CEO after Shear, who was sold to Amazon for $970 million in 2014, is the platform’s chairman. by Dan Clancy announced that it will pass. Clancy has been on the giant platform for 3 years and already plays an important role in many of the company’s activities. So Shear’s resignation comes as no surprise.

Although Shear is leaving his position, he will continue to act as an advisor on Twitch. The famous businessman stated in a statement he made on Twitter that he has been on the platform for 16 years and he is now a father. to a new chapter in your life He said he was ready to go.

Sheer also added the following about his relationship with Twitch:Twitch feels like a child I raised. While I’ll always be there when Twitch needs me, now that he’s 16, I think he’s ready to leave the house and go on a solo adventure.”

Twitch has been in big trouble lately due to some negative content, including child abuse. to criticism had been exposed. Therefore, many new security measures have been brought to the platform. In addition, YouTube’s live streaming platform started to become a major competitor to Twitch, even losing some popular broadcasters. Shear added that despite all this, the platform will continue to be successful with the new management.