Elon Musk will step down as CEO of Twitter, we know who should replace him

That’s it, Elon Musk will finally hand over the reins of Twitter, after taking the helm of the company several months ago now. His replacement would be a woman, and we may already know who it is.

On social media, Elon Musk announced that he had hired a new CEO for X, his company behind Twitter. Shortly after taking the helm of Twitter, the billionaire said he would step down once he found the right replacement and the company was in a stable financial position.

Once replaced, Elon Musk will always retain a very interesting position in the company, since he will evolve into the position of executive chairman and technical director, overseeing products, software and technicians. It is in 6 weeks the billionaire will leave his place to his replacement.

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Who will replace Elon Musk as CEO of Twitter?

According to different sources, everything suggests that it is Linda Yaccarino who will succeed Elon Musk. For those who don’t know her, she’s the current chair of the board of Global Advertising & Partnerships, where she’s been an advocate for finding better ways to measure advertising effectiveness for a decade. She has served on President Trump’s Council on Sport, Fitness and Nutrition, and is global chair of YMU, a UK talent management group. She is also chair of the board of the Ad Council.

Linda Yaccarino had given an interview with Elon Musk last month at NBCUniversal, during which Elon Musk was surprisingly applauded by announcers when he said that ” freedom of speech is paramount, even if it means wasting advertising dollars from organizations that don’t believe in it “.

In the April 11 BBC interview, Elon indicated that it was difficult to find someone willing and able to do the job, and he met Linda in Miami the following week, April 18. Ad Age, a media outlet with strong industry sources also nominates Linda as a candidate. Elon Musk finally almost corroborated the media reports andn replying to a tweet where a user worried about being shadowbanned after the arrival of Linda Yaccarino.