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According to the Washington Post, Linda Yaccarino has been chosen to succeed tycoon Elon Musk as CEO of Twitter. She was working as president of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal. The announcement comes the day after Musk said he would be stepping down and that he will move into the role of executive chairman and CTO (chief technology officer). In December, Musk asked his Twitter followers if he should step down as CEO and 57.5% said yes.

Former NBCUniversal advertising guru Linda Yaccarino’s diplomatic skills will be put to the test in her new role as CEO of Twitter.

Linda Yaccarino is leaving her role as head of global advertising at NBCUniversal to take the helm at Twitter from Elon Musk. Find out more.

As the speculation around Linda Yaccarino becoming the new Twitter CEO grows, here is what we know about her.

Musk will step aside and take on the executive chairman and chief technology officer roles.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk is reportedly in talks to name NBCUniversal’s head of advertising, Linda Yaccarino, the CEO ...

NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino is in talks to become Twitter’s chief executive officer, the Wall Street Journal reported, following owner Elon Musk’s announcement that he had found a new leader for the social network and will shift into the role of chief technologist.

In a tweet on Thursday, Musk said the company’s new CEO will start in about six weeks.

Elon Musk said on Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, but did not name the person, while the Wall Street Journal reported Comcast NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino was in talks for the job.

NBCUniversal shook up its ad sales unit with just days to go before its upfront presentation, naming Mark Marshall to head operations