Automattic names interim CFO after exec departures
Automattic names interim CFO after exec departures
Automattic 在多名高管离职后任命临时首席财务官
Automattic has a new interim chief financial officer: Jeremy Klaperman, the CFO of the company’s WordPress VIP Enterprise business unit. Automattic 迎来了一位新的临时首席财务官：Jeremy Klaperman，他此前担任该公司 WordPress VIP 企业业务部门的首席财务官。
The news, shared internally on Friday, follows last week’s attempted ouster of Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg, which ultimately resulted in the departure of the board members who voted him out and other executives, including then-CFO Mark Davies. Davies was briefly interim CEO before Mullenweg retook the position. 这一消息于周五在公司内部公布。此前，Automattic 首席执行官 Matt Mullenweg 在上周险遭罢免，最终导致投票罢免他的董事会成员以及包括时任首席财务官 Mark Davies 在内的多名高管离职。在 Mullenweg 重新掌权之前，Davies 曾短暂担任临时首席执行官。
In a Slack post, Mullenweg shared that Klaperman had previously acted as Automattic CFO when Davies had been on sabbatical. He noted that the board — whose new members have yet to be announced — will still need to evaluate internal and external candidates for the position before a final decision is made. Mullenweg 在 Slack 上发帖称，当 Davies 休假时，Klaperman 曾担任过 Automattic 的首席财务官。他指出，董事会（新成员名单尚未公布）在做出最终决定之前，仍需评估内部和外部的候选人。
In addition, Mullenweg said in the post that a candidate to become the company’s chief legal officer had also just verbally accepted the position, replacing Chief Legal Officer Andy Missan, who has also since left the company alongside Davies. TechCrunch recently reported that Davies and Missan had signed reciprocal severance deals during Mullenweg’s 33-hour leave of absence before he returned as CEO. 此外，Mullenweg 在帖文中表示，一位首席法务官候选人刚刚口头接受了该职位，将接替此前与 Davies 一同离职的首席法务官 Andy Missan。TechCrunch 最近报道称，在 Mullenweg 离职的 33 小时期间，Davies 和 Missan 签署了互惠遣散协议，随后 Mullenweg 回归担任首席执行官。
“I have 100% confidence in our cash and financial position,” Mullenweg’s post concluded, adding “There is still work to do, but everything is within our control and depends only on Automattic’s ability to execute.” “我对我们的现金流和财务状况充满信心，”Mullenweg 在帖文结尾写道，并补充说：“虽然还有很多工作要做，但一切都在我们的掌控之中，这完全取决于 Automattic 的执行能力。”
In subsequent updates, Mullenweg also said to “stay tuned” for board announcements, and noted that special advisor and creator of Wolfram|Alpha, Stephen Wolfram, will continue in his position. The company’s next board meeting is scheduled for September 23. 在随后的更新中，Mullenweg 还表示请“敬请期待”董事会的公告，并指出特别顾问兼 Wolfram|Alpha 的创始人 Stephen Wolfram 将继续留任。公司下一次董事会会议定于 9 月 23 日举行。