X CEO Yaccarino to step down in surprise move

Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X Corp., attends the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025 in Beverly Hills, May 5. On Wednesday, she announced that she was stepping down as CEO.

Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X Corp., attends the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025 in Beverly Hills, May 5. On Wednesday, she announced that she was stepping down as CEO. (Mike Blake, Reuters)


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BASTROP, Texas — Linda Yaccarino, CEO of Elon Musk-owned social platform X, said on Wednesday she would step down from the top role in a surprise move.

Yaccarino took the top job at X in 2023 to help Musk execute his vision to transform the platform.

Prior to becoming the CEO of X, Yaccarino spent several years modernizing the ad business of Comcast's NBCUniversal.

X did not immediately respond to a request for comment

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