Musk tweeted that he is going to step down as CEO of Twitter soon and has also found a new CEO. According to The Wall Street Journal, NBC Universal advertising chief Linda Yacarino may be offered the position of Twitter CEO.
Musk said in his tweet that he is very happy that he has selected the new CEO. According to Musk, the new CEO will take over within 6 weeks. Along with this, Musk’s role in Twitter will be that of Executive Chairman and CTO.
According to Linda’s LinkedIn profile, she has been working with NBC Universal Company since 2011. Her current role at the company is said to be the President of the Global Advertising and Partnerships department. Prior to this, he also worked in the cable entertainment and digital advertising sales division of the company.
Linda is an alumnus of Penn State University, majoring in Liberal Arts and Telecommunications. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Yacarino has been an advocate of finding better ways to measure advertising effectiveness.