Who is Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk’s pick for new Twitter CEO?

Photo: Elon Musk. Photo credit: Clive Mason – Formula 1 / Formula 1 via Getty Images. Article by Shirin Ghaffary. Vox – updated May 12, 2023.

Yaccarino is a seasoned ad executive who could restore the company’s trust with advertisers. But Musk is still in control.

Elon Musk said he has picked NBCUniversal advertising executive Linda Yaccarino to be the new CEO of Twitter. Musk announced on Thursday that he had chosen his replacement as the chief executive of Twitter and its parent company, X, and that “she” (without naming who) will be starting in about six weeks. Musk confirmed his selection on Friday morning. […]

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