By Reuters July 9, 2025 – 7:53 AM PDT <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="100%" height="auto" src="https://www.oann.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/6KH5EBVX2ZL3JHIWIE3M6HMMUE-copy.webp" alt="Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X Corp., attends the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025 in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 5, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo" class="wp-image-691263" srcset="https://www.oann.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/6KH5EBVX2ZL3JHIWIE3M6HMMUE-copy.webp 799w, https://www.oann.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/6KH5EBVX2ZL3JHIWIE3M6HMMUE-copy-400x267.webp 400w, https://www.oann.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/6KH5EBVX2ZL3JHIWIE3M6HMMUE-copy-768x512.webp 768w" sizes="(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X Corp., attends the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025 in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 5, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo</figcaption></figure> (Reuters) – 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. Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila

Yaccarino took the top job at X in 2023 to help Musk execute his vision to transform the platform.{ai:summary}Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X Corp., has announced her unexpected resignation. She took the position in 2023 to aid Elon Musk in transforming the social platform after previously modernizing the ad business at Comcast’s NBCUniversal.X Corp. has not yet commented on her departure. #technology

X CEO Yaccarino to step down in surprise move

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