Who Is Linda Yaccarino? The Top Candidate For Twitter As Musk Announces New CEO 'Hired'

Twitter CEO Elon Musk announces that he has picked a new CEO for the company which he acquired last year. This news has caused a lot of speculation as to who the new CEO might be. According to reports, Linda Yaccarino, the head of advertising at NBC Universal is rumoured to be the top candidate running for the position.

Musk took to Twitter a couple of hours ago to make the big news known to all with a tweet saying, “Excited to announce that I’ve hired a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in ~6 weeks! My role will transition to being exec chair & CTO, overseeing product, software & sysops.”

Excited to announce that I’ve hired a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in ~6 weeks!

My role will transition to being exec chair & CTO, overseeing product, software & sysops.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 11, 2023

We now take you through all the details you need to know about Linda Yaccarino, who is the rumoured top candidate in the running to become the next CEO of Twitter.

As per her Linkedin profile Linda Yaccarino has been serving at NBC Universal for a very long time since the year 2011. She currently serves in the organization in the capacity of Chairperson for Global Advertising and Partnerships.

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In this role she is the strategic and operational bridge across the entirety of NBCUniversal's global networks, properties, and business units. She is responsible for stewarding and monetizing the company’s industry-leading portfolio of linear networks, digital and streaming platforms, distribution and commerce partnerships, and client relationships.

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Yaccarino’s 2,000-member global team connects emerging and established brands to hundreds of millions of viewers, driving impact across every sector. Since joining NBCU, her team has generated more than $100 billion in ad sales, expanded the company’s reach globally, forged groundbreaking commercial partnerships, launched the company’s ad-supported streaming service, and made massive investments in data and technology capabilities. Yaccarino brings her decades of marketing, operations, and content distribution experience to serve all audiences and businesses.

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