Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 12 May 2023, 11:35 pm Print
Elon Musk Image Credit: Linda Yaccarino Linkedln page
Elon Musk on Friday officially named longtime media executive Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter, a crucial move announced by him since buying the micro-blogging site.
"I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter!," he tweeted.
I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter!@LindaYacc will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design & new technology.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 12, 2023
Looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X, the everything app. https://t.co/TiSJtTWuky
"@LindaYacc will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design & new technology," he said.
Musk said he is looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X.
As CEO, Yaccarino will face a long list of challenges that have piled up under Musk’s ownership, including an advertiser exodus, service disruptions, regulatory scrutiny and a growing list of rivals. Musk’s controversial policy changes and statements have also alienated some longtime Twitter users, reports CNN.
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