Musk has been leading the social data pipe since hebought it for $44 billion last year.
“I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter!”
Musk said in a tweet.
“@LindaYacc will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design & new technology.
Looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X, the everything app.”
I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter!
Speculation began to swirl around Yaccarino when NBCUniversal on Friday morningconfirmed she was leaving the media company.
She also reportedly played a key role in launching the company’sad-supported streaming service, Peacock.
Musk said Yaccarino would be starting in six weeks, but didn’t give a specific date.
Twitter didn’t respond to questions on Yaccarino’s official start date and priorities once she takes the helm.
