Mark Davies
Mark Davies is the Chief Financial Officer of Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, WooCommerce, and Tumblr. He joined Automattic in October 2019 after serving as CFO of Vivint for six years and previously holding executive roles at Alcoa Corporation and Dell Inc. In September 2026, Automattic's board voted to appoint Davies as interim CEO, placing founder and CEO Matt Mullenweg on a paid leave of absence.
“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→“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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