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Automattic puts Mullenweg on leave; WordPress project leadership remains separate
Automattic confirmed that founder Matt Mullenweg is on leave and CFO Mark Davies is serving as interim chief executive. Internal messages seen by TechCrunch describe a board vote that Mullenweg opposed. He remains a director, while WordPress.org's executive director says he still leads the open-source project and its work continues. The reason for the board's action is unresolved, so the leadership change should not be confused with a removal from WordPress itself.
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- The company said its board supports Davies and the team’s existing priorities.
- Past litigation and internal disputes provide background; the report does not establish that any one of them caused the leave.
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