Chris Bird appointed new Mozilla CEO

Canadian manager and hacker Chris Beard (Chris Beard) appointed new CEO of Mozilla Corp. The official report on this issue reported that the board of directors reviewed many candidates, but did not find anyone more suitable. Bird took over as Acting CEO in April.

Chris first came to Mozilla in 2004, before the release of Firefox 1.0, he was one of the first employees - and since then has been deeply involved in all aspects of the company. At different stages of his career, he was responsible for different aspects of the business: product development, marketing, innovation, communication, community development, etc., so he is well versed in all the features and sees the whole picture.

Prior to a career in business, Chris Bird was a Linux kernel hacker. In 1998, he decided to establish a consulting company to help implement his hacks. His company was bought by a new Linuxcare owner, where Chris continued to manage the project, and then transferred to various management roles at companies often associated with Linux, including HP and Sun.

Chris Bird took the place of JavaScript creator Brendan Ike, who left Mozilla under pressure from LGBT .