American leader Linda Iaccarino finally becomes the new CEO of Twitter after confirmation by the owner of the company Elon Musk in the social network.

“I’m so excited to welcome Linda Iaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter!” Musk wrote on Twitter. Similarly, he clarified that Iaccarino would be in charge of the company’s operations, while Musk would take charge of product design and new technologies.

On the same Friday Linda Iaccarino told NBCUniversal of her decision to leave the company “with immediate effect.”where she held the position of head of public relations, which seemed to anticipate the imminent public confirmation of her appointment after the American press pointed to her as the main candidate for this position.

“Linda Iaccarino is leaving the company immediately,” NBCUniversal announced in a statement, adding that Mark Marshall, currently president of advertising sales and customer partnerships, will temporarily replace NBCUniversal’s chief executive in charge of advertising and collaboration. Mark Lazarus, President of NBCUniversal Television & Streaming.

“It has been my great honor to be a part of Comcast NBCUniversal and lead this incredible team. We have transformed our company and the entire industry, and I am very proud of what we have achieved together,” Iaccarino said in parting, without specifying where she will direct her professional steps.

“We are grateful to Linda Iaccarino for her leadership in NBCUniversal’s advertising business. (…) Linda has made an invaluable contribution to the development of the company during her 12 years in office, and we wish her all the best,” said Mike Kavanagh, President of Comcast Corporation.

Late Thursday evening, Elon Musk announced the hiring of a new CEO to lead Twitter in about six weeks. I’m happy to announce that I’ve hired a new Twitter CEO. It will start in about six weeks!” Musk said on his official profile on the aforementioned social network.

Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, completed the $44 billion purchase of Twitter at the end of October 2022, which was the same amount in euros at the time. He subsequently confirmed the dismissal of key company executives.