Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, has appointed Linda Yaccarino as the next CEO of the social media network.
It was revealed on Friday who the 59-year-old American media genius of Italian ancestry was.
These are some intriguing facts about the new CEO of Twitter.
- Italian immigrant parents gave birth to Linda Yaccarino in New York, United States, in 1963.
- Bob Yaccarino and Isabella Bartolone Yaccarino are her parents. Kate Yaccarino and Lori Yaccarino Armstrong are her sisters.
- She attended Penn State University and Deer Park High School for her education.
- She is married to Claude Peter Madrazo, an Italian-American of similar ethnicity, and the couple has two children: Christian Madrazo, a girl, and Matthew Madrazo, a boy.
- From 2011 to 2012, Linda Yaccarino appeared in the Italian version of the reality series Big Brother.
- From 1992 until 2011, she served as Turner Broadcasting’s senior vice president and COO of advertising sales, marketing, and acquisitions.
- From 2011 until 2023, she held the position of Chairman, Global Advertising & Partnerships at NBC Universal Media, LLC. During her student years, she completed her internship at NBC as well.
- A few hours before she was introduced as the new CEO of Twitter, she made her departure from NBC Universal Media, LLC, public.
She is the first female CEO of Twitter.
- Linda Yaccarino allegedly has a $30 million net worth.