Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Returns After Board-Forced Leave
Matt Mullenweg resumes his role as CEO of Automattic two days after the board placed him on paid leave, ending a brief period where CFO Mark Davies served as interim chief executive.
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First reported by 404 Media, 54 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 9 Sept 2026. 404 Media published first, on 9 September at 21:21 UTC; The Verge followed 55 min later. The most recent article, from TechCrunch, appeared on 14 September at 15:34 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Verge (major outlet), TechCrunch (major outlet), 404 Media, Inc., Hacker News.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- 404 MediaAutomattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence'
- The VergeAutomattic CEO Matt Mullenweg placed on leave
- TechCrunchAutomattic’s board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence
- Inc.Automattic’s Board Just Put Founder and CEO Matt Mullenweg on Leave. He Says Directors Conspired Against Him
- Hacker NewsMatt Mullenweg tells Automattic staff in Slack he's back in control after ouster
- 404 MediaAutomattic’s Matt Mullenweg Claims He’s Back 'In Control'
- The VergeMatt Mullenweg reportedly returns as Automattic CEO two days after getting booted
- TechCrunchAutomattic confirms Mullenweg has returned as CEO after attempted ouster by board
- TechCrunchSources say Automattic’s board is out after failed attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Sources say Automattic’s board is out after failed attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg TechCrunch ·
- Automattic confirms Mullenweg has returned as CEO after attempted ouster by board TechCrunch ·
- Matt Mullenweg reportedly returns as Automattic CEO two days after getting booted The Verge ·
- Automattic’s board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence TechCrunch ·
- Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg placed on leave The Verge ·
- Automattic’s Matt Mullenweg Claims He’s Back 'In Control' 404 Media
In this story
- Matt Mullenweg
- Automattic
- Mark Davies