Elon Musk names NBCUniversal ad chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO

will also soon have a new person in charge. Elon Musk is stepping down as CEO of Twitter. He announced yesterday he has hired longtime media executive Linda Yaccarino to take his place. She's leaving NBC Universal where she served as chairman of global advertising in partnerships for 11 years. Musk says Yaccarino will focus primarily on business operations while he will concentrate on product design and new technology.

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