NBCUniversal’s chair of global advertising and partnerships, Linda Yaccarino, will follow Elon Musk as the next CEO at Twitter.
According to a May 12 tweet from Musk, Yaccarino will leave her position at NBCUniversal, where she has worked for more than 11 years. As the next CEO of Twitter, she will “focus primarily on business operations,” as Musk handles product design and other technology.
I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter!@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. https://t.co/TiSJtTWuky
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 12, 2023
On May 11, Musk announced that he would be stepping down as CEO to become the social media company’s executive chair and chief technology officer. He did not specifically name his replacement, providing no details other than the fact she would be a woman and start within roughly six weeks.
The key leadership role at Twitter has a major influence on international discourse and digital assets. Yaccarino’s tweets include some praising Musk’s appearances in interviews and discussing how the social media platform handles tweets containing hate speech and calls for violence. In April, the NBCUniversal veteran interviewed Musk at…
