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Inside the 33-Hour Failed Boardroom Coup to Overthrow WordPress Founder Matt Mullenweg

Summary by BizToc
On Sept. 9, the six-member board of Automattic—the company that owns WordPress, Tumblr, and other web-based apps—voted to put its CEO, Matt Mullenweg, on leave. The move seemingly came out of the blue: Mullenweg had just returned from his annual trip to Burning Man, and the board was made up…

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Inside the 33-hour failed boardroom coup to overthrow Wordpress founder Matt Mullenweg

Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg presides over a company that has been at war with itself for months over an antitrust lawsuit.

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Automattic CEO Returned After a 33-Hour, 20-Minute Absence

The board named CFO Mark Davies interim CEO on Sept. 9 but has not publicly explained its vote. A federal judge later allowed WP Engine’s antitrust claims to proceed.

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BizToc broke the news on Monday, October 19, 2026.
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