Elon Musk has announced he has found a new chief executive to take over the running of social media platform Twitter.

The billionaire did not provide a name, but he did indicate in a tweet that it would be a woman who would be stepping into the role and that she would join the company in about six weeks.

News outlets such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal have pointed towards Linda Yaccarino, NBCUniversal’s global head of advertising, as the possible mystery CEO.

Yaccarino has worked at NBCUniversal, the entertainment conglomerate behind the NBC TV network and the Universal film studio, for almost 12 years and would now reportedly be in negotiations to join Elon Musk's firm. 

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