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Automattic has a new board after failed attempt to put CEO on leave

TechCrunch · 2026-09-25
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Matt Mullenweg rebuilt Automattic’s board weeks after prior directors tried and failed to remove him; the change was announced to staff on Friday. Earlier in September that board voted to place Mullenweg on leave, but he regained control within 33 hours and removed or accepted resignations from the directors involved. The new board is described as including a bestselling science-fiction author and two co-founders of the defunct app IRL.

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