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Automattic has a new board after failed attempt to put CEO on leave

148 points · 194 comments · ilamont

  1. xnx · · focus · HN ↗
    Fireship pointed out that the board members gave themselves a generous severance package in the very brief interim, so that was very possibly the whole plan.
    1. ValentineC · · focus · HN ↗
      > Fireship pointed out that the board members gave themselves a generous severance package

      Unless there was some other news that I might have missed, it was their previous Chief Financial Offer and Chief Legal Officer, not the board members.

      1. giancarlostoro · · focus · HN ↗
        Still, how is that even legal is astounding, feels very fraudulent, and the last guy I want to defend is the CEO of WP after all the drama he created over it.
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