Twitter’s new CEO is probably this NBC exec
by Alex Heath from The Verge - All Posts on (#6BPGV)
NBCU's head of global advertising and partnerships, Linda Yaccarino. | Photo: Charles Sykes/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Elon Musk says he has found a new CEO for Twitter and that she" will start in a matter of weeks. It's most likely going to be Linda Yaccarino, the current head of advertising and partnerships for NBCUniversal.
I wish I could say with certainty that it's her, though the deal doesn't seem to be totally done. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that she's in talks" for the job, and Dylan Byers of Puck says Musk plans" to give it to her. Unfortunately, her spokesperson is ghosting me and Twitter has resorted to responding to press inquiries with a poop emoji.
I do know, however, that Yaccarino has been angling for the job and telling friends she wants it. The advertising world is certainly gossiping that it's her. She recently hosted...