Matt Mullenweg
Matt Mullenweg is an American web developer and entrepreneur who co-founded the open-source publishing software WordPress and founded the company Automattic. He served as CEO of Automattic until September 2026, when the company's board placed him on a paid leave of absence and appointed CFO Mark Davies as interim CEO. He remains on the board of directors at Automattic and continues as leader of the WordPress open-source project. He is best known for co-creating WordPress, which powers over 40% of websites on the internet.
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“Automattic lost interim CFO Jeremy Klaperman less than a month after his appointment following a boardroom upheaval that briefly ousted CEO Matt Mullenweg... resigned after being demoted back to his prior role”
Source→“CFO Mark Davies and chief legal officer Andy Missan signed off on each other's exit packages... potentially entitling them to a combined $8.15 million.”
Source→“if you're too kind in open source, I think you lose... I kind of want that 500 million now, guys”
Source→“Automatic would have been a great company if it hadn't raised venture capital... those guys aren't venture backable”
Source→“Matt Mullenweg has posted a message to Automattic's Slack, claiming he is back in control as CEO... only days after Automattic's board voted to oust Mullenweg.”
Source→“Matt Mullenweg... has been put on a leave of absence by his board against his will, according to a Slack message seen by TechCrunch.”
Source→“Matt remains the leader of the WordPress project and I remain Executive Director of WordPress.”
Source→“Mark Davies has conspired with @Ann Dunwoody, @Toni, and @Sue Decker behind my back and they voted to put me on a paid leave of absence.”
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