Musk announced on Thursday that he had hired a new CEO for the social media platform, who is expected to start in approximately six weeks. Musk did not reveal the identity of the new CEO at that time.
Yaccarino's LinkedIn profile shows that she has ties to the World Economic Forum, where she is the Chairman of the Taskforce on the Future of Work and sits on the Media, Entertainment, and Culture Industry Governors Steering Committee. She is also involved with the Value in Media initiative. Yaccarino is the immediate past chair of the Ad Council board of directors, where she helped promote COVID-19 vaccination.
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As the 2021-2022 Ad Council Chair, Yaccarino partnered with the business community, the White House, and government agencies to create a COVID-19 vaccination campaign featuring Pope Francis and reaching over 200 million Americans. Her LinkedIn profile describes her as a "Global Leader."
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In December, Musk ran a Twitter poll asking whether he should step down from his role as CEO of the company. More than half of the votes called for Musk to step down. "I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that, I will just run the software & servers teams," he tweeted.
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Musk has stated that his role will transition to the executive chair and CTO, overseeing product, software, and sysops. He also emphasized that the commitment to open-source transparency and accepting a wide range of viewpoints remains unchanged.
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