Elon Musk says he's hired new FEMALE CEO for Twitter and says he'll step back ... trends now Elon Musk hires new FEMALE CEO for Twitter - but doesn't name her - as he teases plans to step back as boss of social media firm in next six weeks Musk made the announcement on Twitter Thursday afternoon Hasn't revealed identity of new CEO, says he'll become firm's CTO By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 20:52 BST, 11 May 2023 | Updated: 21:06 BST, 11 May 2023 20 Viewcomments Twitter boss Elon Musk says he's hired a woman to take over from him as the social media network's chief executive officer. Musk, who bought Twitter in October 2022, tweeted: 'Excited to announce that I’ve a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in ~6 weeks! 'My role will transition to being exec chair & CTO (chief technology officer), overseeing product, software & sysops.' Musk didn't reveal the identity of his new CEO. He has slashed around 70 percent of Twitter's staff since buying the firm for $44 billion, including its entire executive team. Twitter CEO Elon Musk says he's hired a new female CEO to take over from him - but he's yet to name her Developing story, check back for updates... Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility