December 21, 2007 at 14:19Red Hat Appoints New CEO
The largest manufacturer of the Linux, the company of Red Hat , on Thursday came under the leadership of a new CEO, who came to replace the almost legendary Matthew Sulik ( Matthew Szulik ). The new CEO is James Whitehurst, former Delta Airlines executive .
The reason why one of the most prominent figures and ideologists of the open source software industry left his post was called the “serious health problems” of members of the Sulik family. However, Matthew will retain the position of chairman of the board of directors of the company. On the site you can read his post about leaving.
Whitehurst should bring Red Hat to billions in revenue by continuing and reinforcing the company's successful strategy. The choice fell on him after a long search, and the shareholders have high hopes for this person.
The change of head took place against the backdrop of a report on successful financial performance in the last quarter of this and optimistic forecasts for the next financial year.
The reason why one of the most prominent figures and ideologists of the open source software industry left his post was called the “serious health problems” of members of the Sulik family. However, Matthew will retain the position of chairman of the board of directors of the company. On the site you can read his post about leaving.
Whitehurst should bring Red Hat to billions in revenue by continuing and reinforcing the company's successful strategy. The choice fell on him after a long search, and the shareholders have high hopes for this person.
The change of head took place against the backdrop of a report on successful financial performance in the last quarter of this and optimistic forecasts for the next financial year.