Linda Yaccarino Confirmed As Twitter CEO By Elon Musk

Elon Musk Hires NBC Exec As New Twitter CEO, Promises X App Transformation After Interview

Lewis Pennock wrote a blog for Dailymail.Com.

Blog posted at 2:24 PM BST on May 12, 2023. It was updated at 5:10 PM BST on the same day.

Linda Yaccarino is the new CEO of Twitter as confirmed by Elon Musk. He also hinted that the platform will be called 'X, the everything app'.

On Friday morning, Musk announced via tweet that he would work with Linda. They will change the platform into a new app called "X." It will be an everything app.

He said that Yaccarino will handle business operations. He also said that he will focus on product design and new technology.

Yaccarino left NBC's advertising job as she was rumored to be picked for Twitter. Musk will resign as CEO when he finds a successor.

She got the job after interviewing Musk in April. She talked about her good work ethic during the interview. Some people think that this may have helped her get the job.

Linda Yaccarino is now the CEO of Twitter. She was previously the head of advertising at NBCUniversal.

as NBCUniversal's advertising chief. Elon Musk talked to Linda Yaccarino on April 18 at a marketing conference. Some people think their chat helped her become NBCUniversal's advertising boss.

Yaccarino was chosen by Musk right after he tweeted about a female hire for the CEO position.

The news came out that she quit NBCUniversal. The statement said that she is no longer the Chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships. It happened right away.

Yaccarino felt honored to be involved with Comcast NBCUniversal. The team was incredible and they changed the company and industry. She was proud of their achievements.

Twitter appointment confirms hiring of CEO by Musk, who purchased the site in October.

During a marketing event on April 18, Yaccarino had a chance to interview Musk. She opened by saying, "Lots of people here know me; I work very hard. But I have to admit, I met someone even harder-working."

People thought that the interview might have helped Yaccarino get the Twitter job.

At the POSSIBLE marketing conference in Miami, she gave praise to Musk's desire for Twitter to be more democratic.

On Thursday, Musk said there's a new CEO for Twitter. The new CEO starts in six weeks.

The person announced on Twitter that a new CEO is hired for X/Twitter. The CEO will start working in about six weeks. The announcement made the person excited.

I will be exec chair & CTO. My job will involve supervising product, software & sysops.

Yaccarino worked at NBCUniversal for ten years. People think highly of her for changing the way they measure if their campaigns were successful. She also helped start Peacock, which has ads.

She has the perfect background. This makes her a great fit for leading Twitter. Advertisers stopped spending due to Musk's $44 billion takeover.

NBCUniversal's upcoming annual week-long 'upfront' event on Monday will face challenges. This event is crucial for its business because it's the time for its pitch to advertisers. NBCUniversal aims to secure millions of dollars during this period.

Linda Yaccarino has worked for NBCUniversal for ten years and is highly respected. She was seen at the Golden Globes in January.

Advertisers stopped spending on Twitter when Musk took over in October. Yaccarino's hiring is seen as a way to fix this problem.

Musk will get a new CEO for Twitter. In December, a poll asked if he should step down. Yes had 58 percent of the vote.

He made a tweet after the poll. In the tweet, he said that he will resign as the CEO. He will resign as soon as he finds someone who is foolish enough to take the job. Then he will just manage the software and servers teams.

The man is 51 years old and worth $182 billion. He is the second richest person in the world. He has experienced many ups and downs while in charge of Twitter.

People had mixed reactions to Musk's decision to bring back blocked accounts. He also made a new subscription service called Twitter Blue. For $8 a month, it gives anyone a blue tick symbol, which was previously only for certain people.

He cut down Twitter's workforce to less than 2,000 from 7,500 after he took over. Nearly two thirds of Twitter employees got dropped.