<p>As Elon Musk broke his silence on who will take over from him as Twitter CEO after a "painful" acquisition, all eyes are now on Linda Yaccarino, NBC Universal's chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships.</p>.<p>Musk's role will transition to being executive chair and CTO, "overseeing product, software and system operations".</p>.<p>Musk joined Yaccarino for an onstage interview at a marketing conference in Miami Beach in the US.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/a-woman-to-lead-twitter-in-six-weeks-as-elon-musk-hints-at-ceo-hiring-1217985.html" target="_blank">A woman to lead Twitter in six weeks as Elon Musk hints at CEO hiring</a></strong></p>.<p>Yaccarino oversees about 2,000 workers in her role, similar to the current reduce Twitter staff after massive sacking by Musk after his $44 billion takeover late last year.</p>.<p>Her team oversees the monetisation strategy for Peacock, the network's streaming service.</p>.<p>Yaccarino's team has also generated more than $100 billion in ad sales and entered partnerships with companies including Apple, Snapchat, BuzzFeed, Twitter and YouTube, according to her bio.</p>.<p>When his followers asked him about Yaccarino's appointment, Musk replied: "The commitment to open source transparency and accepting a wide range of viewpoints remains unchanged".</p>.<p>In a Twitter poll last year, Musk asked his millions of followers: "Should I step down as head of Twitter?"</p>.<p>"I will abide by the results of this poll," he had posted.</p>.<p>The poll amassed more than 17 million votes, with 57.5 per cent of respondents calling for him to step aside.</p>.<p>However, Musk did not step down.</p>
<p>As Elon Musk broke his silence on who will take over from him as Twitter CEO after a "painful" acquisition, all eyes are now on Linda Yaccarino, NBC Universal's chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships.</p>.<p>Musk's role will transition to being executive chair and CTO, "overseeing product, software and system operations".</p>.<p>Musk joined Yaccarino for an onstage interview at a marketing conference in Miami Beach in the US.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/a-woman-to-lead-twitter-in-six-weeks-as-elon-musk-hints-at-ceo-hiring-1217985.html" target="_blank">A woman to lead Twitter in six weeks as Elon Musk hints at CEO hiring</a></strong></p>.<p>Yaccarino oversees about 2,000 workers in her role, similar to the current reduce Twitter staff after massive sacking by Musk after his $44 billion takeover late last year.</p>.<p>Her team oversees the monetisation strategy for Peacock, the network's streaming service.</p>.<p>Yaccarino's team has also generated more than $100 billion in ad sales and entered partnerships with companies including Apple, Snapchat, BuzzFeed, Twitter and YouTube, according to her bio.</p>.<p>When his followers asked him about Yaccarino's appointment, Musk replied: "The commitment to open source transparency and accepting a wide range of viewpoints remains unchanged".</p>.<p>In a Twitter poll last year, Musk asked his millions of followers: "Should I step down as head of Twitter?"</p>.<p>"I will abide by the results of this poll," he had posted.</p>.<p>The poll amassed more than 17 million votes, with 57.5 per cent of respondents calling for him to step aside.</p>.<p>However, Musk did not step down.</p>