Musk said he will oversee product, software and systems operations as Twitter’s chief technology officer and executive chair.
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Yaccarino has been at NBCUniversal since 2011, and was instrumental in launching the Peacock ad-supported streaming platform, according to the Journal, which cited anonymous sources in reporting her talks with Twitter.
Yaccarino could not immediately be reached for comment.
Musk, the world’s second-richest person and Twitter’s principal owner, said he will transition to the company’s executive chair and chief technology officer, and oversee its product, software and systems operations.
Musk did not name the CEO, but referred to them as “she.”
Musk, who also owns electric automaker Tesla and space exploration company SpaceX, had hinted at stepping down late last year, with the majority of respondents in a Twitter poll saying he should—Musk said in February he plans to have a new CEO by the end of the year.
