X/Twitter Hires Brett Weitz, Former GM of TNT, TBS and TruTV, for Senior Sales Role
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Linda Yaccarino, on her 101st day as CEO of Elon Musk’s X (aka Twitter), announced several new hires and organizational changes at the social network.
New hires include Brett Weitz, who was general manager of Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT, TBS and truTV, who joins X as the new head of content, talent and brand sales.
Weitz exited WBD in the spring of 2022. In addition, Yaccarino — who left as head of sales at NBCUniversal this year to take the CEO job at X/Twitter — hired Carrie Stimmel, previously chief growth officer at NBCU, as global agency leader. “Today we’re welcoming new leaders at @X to reflect the evolving needs of our customers and partners,” Yaccarino posted Thursday.
She announced additional appointments and hires in a note to staff — read the memo: Across every corner of X we’re reimagining how users and customers around the world congregate, interact, watch and transact all in one platform.
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