Automattic’s Mullenweg names a new board after the failed bid to oust him
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg has named a new board that includes ‘Silo’ author Hugh Howey and two IRL co-founders. It comes weeks after the old board tried to put him on leave.
Via TNW | Business
Automattic chief executive Matt Mullenweg has named a new board, weeks after the previous directors tried to put him on leave. The board includes science-fiction author Hugh Howey and two co-founders of the defunct social app IRL, Sarah Perez reported for TechCrunch. Mullenweg confirmed the appointments to TechCrunch after publication.
Mullenweg told staff about the changes on Friday in Automattic’s Slack announcements channel, TechCrunch reported. Automattic owns WordPress.com, Tumblr and WooCommerce.
Who is on the board
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