Automattic’s Mullenweg names a new board after the failed bid to oust him

Automattic chief executive Matt Mullenweg has named a new board, weeks after the previous directors tried to put him on leave. The board includes science-fiction author Hugh Howey and two co-founders of the defunct social app IRL, Sarah Perez reported for TechCrunch. Mullenweg confirmed the appointments to TechCrunch after publication.

Mullenweg told staff about the changes on Friday in Automattic’s Slack announcements channel, TechCrunch reported. Automattic owns WordPress.com, Tumblr and WooCommerce.

Who is on the board

The four new directors are Howey, who wrote the “Silo” series, and Amy Chan, author of “Breakup Bootcamp”. IRL co-founders Henry Khachatryan and Krutal Desai complete the board. Mullenweg described Khachatryan as a “founder and builder”.

IRL shut down in 2023 after investigations found that nearly all of its users were bots, TechCrunch noted. SoftBank sued the company for securities fraud, and the co-founders later sued SoftBank and other investors.

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