Automattic loses its interim CFO just weeks after boardroom shakeup
Automattic's interim chief financial officer Jeremy Klaperman has left the company less than a month after taking the role, TechCrunch has learned. Sources say his departure followed a demotion back to his previous position, marking another executive exit amid the organization's leadership turmoil.
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8:02 AM PDT · October 9, 2026
Automattic’s interim chief financial officer Jeremy Klaperman has left his position after less than a month, TechCrunch has learned. Klaperman had been elevated to the new job last month after the governance crisis at the WordPress.com parent company, which saw its entire board either quit or be fired.
The company confirmed the departure with the following statement, shared by Automattic’s director of communications Megan Fox: “Automattic will always be grateful for…
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