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Shuttleworth To Step Down As Canonical CEO In 2010

Posted by timothy on from the orderly-transition dept.

LinuxScribe writes "In a blog announcement today, Canonical Founder and CEO Mark Shuttleworth revealed he will be stepping down from his CEO role to be replaced by current COO Jane Silber. Both execs do not see major strategic changes on the horizon. Silber's official blog and Linux.com each have more details on how the change will be implemented."

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  1. Not leaving the project by Meshach · · Score: 5, Informative

    From the article he is not leaving the project (as the Summary sort of implies). He is switching his focus to product design, partnerships and customers.

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