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The Wall Street Journal reported that the person in question is NBCUniversal’s head of advertising, Linda Yaccarino. She oversees about $13 billion in annual ad revenue and is known to have a very close relationship with ad agencies.
Interestingly, Ms. Yaccarino interviewed Elon Musk at a conference in Florida last week.
“Elon has committed to being accessible to everyone for continual feedback,” Ms. Yaccarino said onstage before adding: “If freedom of speech, as he says, is the bedrock of this country, I’m not sure there’s anyone in this room who could disagree with that.”
Following Musk’s tweet, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares jumped and closed the day with more than a 2% gain, as investors responded positively to the news that Musk’s shifting role would free up additional time for him.
Tesla shares are up a further 1% in pre-open Friday after the company raised prices of its Model X and Model S cars in the U.S.
Additional reporting by Senad Karaahmetovic
