The announcement comes after Twitter users voted for Musk’s resignation in December.
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Elon Musk announced the end of the search for a new CEO of Twitter.
In a Twitter post Thursday, Musk said an unnamed woman would take over in about six weeks.
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Musk added that he will move into the position of executive chairman and chief technical officer, “overseeing the product, software and sysops.”
Although Musk did not name his replacement, the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the situation, said on Thursday that NBCUniversal’s head of publicity Linda Iaccarino was in talks for the role.
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Musk’s announcement came after Twitter users overwhelmingly voted in December to resign the Tesla CEO as head of social media in a poll he conducted himself.
Musk, who also heads rocket company SpaceX, has launched sweeping changes to Twitter since buying the platform for $44 billion last year, including laying off about 80 percent of employees, easing moderation standards and launching a paid service called Twitter Blue.
Musk’s tenure was hailed by conservatives as a victory for free speech, but he has been criticized by many on the left for openly criticizing hate speech and misinformation.
The influential social media platform has also experienced a series of disruptions and disruptions, as well as the loss of some major advertisers, since Musk took charge.
Tesla shares rose about 2 percent after Musk’s announcement amid concerns from some shareholders that the billionaire’s attention was being divided among too many businesses.
Earlier this week, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson announced he would be launching a “new version” of his popular show on Twitter, sparking rumors of this relationship with Musk.
Musk said Twitter did not sign “any kind of deal” with Carlson and that the conservative commenter is subject to the same rules as all other content creators on the platform.
