Matt Mullenweg returns as Automattic CEO two days following getting booted
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Two days following being placed on a paid leave of absence, Matt Mullenweg states he has been reinstated as CEO of Automattic, as reported by a Slack message seen by TechCrunch. The report also notes that WordPress Executive Director Mary Hubbard confirmed Mullenweg's return to the CEO role in a Friday post on X, which the official WordPress account shared and […]
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