SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk announced on Thursday Twitter that he hired a new CEO for X/Twitter without revealing that person’s name. Meanwhile, according to the Wall Street Journal, Linda Yaccarinoa Comcast NBC Universal The senior executive is reportedly in talks for the position.
Musk tweeted, “I am pleased to announce that I have hired a new CEO for X/Twitter. It’s going to start in about six weeks!” He also stated that he will be taking on the role of the social media platform’s chief technology officer in the coming weeks.
Musk took over as CEO after completing his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter in October. However, in December he stated that he would resign from the position as soon as he “finds someone stupid enough to take the job”. He also mentioned that he would then oversee Twitter’s software and server teams.
Yaccarino, the chief advertising sales manager at NBCUniversal, interviewed Musk at an advertising conference in Miami last month.
At the conference, Yaccarino encouraged the audience to greet Musk with applause and praised his work ethic.
“A lot of you in this room know me and you know that I’m proud of my work ethic,” she said, adding, “Dude, I’ve met my match.”
Here are some key points about them:
At NBCUniversal Media, LLC, she is Chair of Global Advertising and Partnerships and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s advertising business, including linear, digital, streaming, data, measurement, commerce and partnerships.
Since joining the company in 2011, she has revolutionized the $70 billion premium video ecosystem by creating NBCUniversal’s One Platform, a unified, technology-enabled commerce system that enables advertisers to reach audiences across all screens and reach across formats. Additionally, she led the company’s first-ever enterprise-level data strategy and launched NBCUnified, a first-party identity platform that consolidates consumer insights from all NBCU divisions.
Her expertise in building groundbreaking commercial partnerships with leading brands and platforms including Apple, Google, Snap, Twitter, Walmart and more is well known. She is also committed to finding better ways to measure advertising effectiveness and working with partners to explore new solutions.
As CEO, global leader, marketer, COO, philanthropist and speaker, she serves as chair of the Ad Council, where she has garnered the support of the business community, the White House and government agencies to launch a immunization campaign with Pope Francis that will reach over 200 million Americans .
She has been recognized as one of the most influential and powerful women in media by numerous publications and organizations such as Adweek, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Fortune, Forbes, Business Insider and others. She is also passionate about mentoring and developing talent and has launched several initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion within NBCUniversal and the industry at large.
She has a Liberal Arts and Telecommunications degree from Penn State University.
(With contributions from agencies)
Musk tweeted, “I am pleased to announce that I have hired a new CEO for X/Twitter. It’s going to start in about six weeks!” He also stated that he will be taking on the role of the social media platform’s chief technology officer in the coming weeks.
Musk took over as CEO after completing his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter in October. However, in December he stated that he would resign from the position as soon as he “finds someone stupid enough to take the job”. He also mentioned that he would then oversee Twitter’s software and server teams.
Yaccarino, the chief advertising sales manager at NBCUniversal, interviewed Musk at an advertising conference in Miami last month.
At the conference, Yaccarino encouraged the audience to greet Musk with applause and praised his work ethic.
“A lot of you in this room know me and you know that I’m proud of my work ethic,” she said, adding, “Dude, I’ve met my match.”
Here are some key points about them:
At NBCUniversal Media, LLC, she is Chair of Global Advertising and Partnerships and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s advertising business, including linear, digital, streaming, data, measurement, commerce and partnerships.
Since joining the company in 2011, she has revolutionized the $70 billion premium video ecosystem by creating NBCUniversal’s One Platform, a unified, technology-enabled commerce system that enables advertisers to reach audiences across all screens and reach across formats. Additionally, she led the company’s first-ever enterprise-level data strategy and launched NBCUnified, a first-party identity platform that consolidates consumer insights from all NBCU divisions.
Her expertise in building groundbreaking commercial partnerships with leading brands and platforms including Apple, Google, Snap, Twitter, Walmart and more is well known. She is also committed to finding better ways to measure advertising effectiveness and working with partners to explore new solutions.
As CEO, global leader, marketer, COO, philanthropist and speaker, she serves as chair of the Ad Council, where she has garnered the support of the business community, the White House and government agencies to launch a immunization campaign with Pope Francis that will reach over 200 million Americans .
She has been recognized as one of the most influential and powerful women in media by numerous publications and organizations such as Adweek, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Fortune, Forbes, Business Insider and others. She is also passionate about mentoring and developing talent and has launched several initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion within NBCUniversal and the industry at large.
She has a Liberal Arts and Telecommunications degree from Penn State University.
(With contributions from agencies)
