Elon Musk, who has been the CEO of the microblogging site Twitter since it acquired it last year, has given a fresh hint. He said that he would be busy in another role after replacing the CEO. Ever since he revealed the matter, the discussion has started as to who is the CEO chosen by Elon Musk. The discussion eventually came down to Linda Yaccarino, the current chairman of global advertising and partnerships at American multinational company NBC Universal. Social media is clamoring for Linda Yaccarino to be the next CEO of Twitter.
Musk said in a tweet yesterday that he is happy to announce that Twitter has appointed a new CEO. In six weeks, she will take over as executive chairman and CTO, overseeing software and sysops. Although Musk said this, he kept the identity of the new CEO a secret. Rumors came out with this. Journalist and Silicon Valley insider Cara Swisher said that the new CEO is none other than Linda Yaccarino. The Wall Street Journal also said that Yakarione is the next CEO of Twitter.
She is an alumna of Penn State University, having studied liberal arts and the telecommunications. She served 19 years at Turner Entertainment.