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New Twitter CEO is NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino, according to reports - Editor and Publisher

Elon Musk said he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it’s now called, and multiple media reports identify her as NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino, an executive with deep ties to the advertising industry.

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New Twitter CEO is NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino, according to reports - Editor and Publisher
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Musk did not name Yaccarino when he made the announcement Thursday, but on Friday NBCUniversal said that Yaccarino would be stepping down from the company as chairwoman for global advertising and partnerships. Click here to read more. 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