He first began writing online for the short-lived portal of Spanish-language gaming forum Emudesc in 2013. Nothing will likely change for now, but we'll have to check up on the state of affairs in a few months once Signal's new-new CEO has taken over.Īrol is a tech journalist and contributor at Android Police. Marlinspike will remain on the board, so his involvement in the app is not ceasing - he's just leaving the CEO position. (That post is also apparently meant to broaden the scope of that search, so if you think you're CEO material, get in touch with Signal, I guess?) But not for long, as goes the plan, since he's only going to serve while the company looks for a new CEO externally.
His involvement here sees that role extend to managing the app itself. I have every confidence in his commitment to the mission and ability to facilitate the team for this time.Īcton co-created WhatsApp with Jan Koum in 2009 and co-founded (and funded) the Signal Foundation (parent company of Signal) with Marlinspike in 2017, currently serving as the executive chairman for the latter. Brian Acton, who is also on the Signal Foundation board, has volunteered to serve as interim CEO during the search period. I will continue to remain on the Signal board, committed to helping manifest Signal’s mission from that role, and I will be transitioning out as CEO over the next month in order to focus on the candidate search. He has appointed Brian Acton in an interim capacity while he focuses on looking for new CEO candidates. In a post on the official Signal blog, Moxie Marlinspike, the creator of the app, announced he's stepping down from the role of CEO at Signal Messenger LLC.
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