Elon Musk will hand Linda Yaccarino the reins of Twitter in just a few short weeks.
Musk, who purchased Twitter in October and has since been operating it, had long vowed to leave his position as chief executive of the business, now known as X Corp.
In a tweet on Friday, he said that he was “excited” to welcome Ms. Yaccarino, 60, to the position and expressed his anticipation for working with her to turn the platform into “X, the everything app.” He has 139 million followers on Twitter.
Ms. Yaccarino’s primary focus, according to Musk, will be on business operations, while he will continue to be directly involved in product creation and emerging technologies.
What is Linda Yaccarino’s title?
Elon Musk appointed Linda Yaccarino, a seasoned media executive, as Twitter’s new CEO on Friday, breaking his commitment to resign from the position months earlier. I’m pleased to welcome Linda Yaccarino as Twitter’s new CEO.
Where does Linda Yaccarino live?
Together with her husband and two kids, she resides in Sea Cliff, New York.