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Automattic begins layoffs following board upheaval and executive departures | TechCrunch

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Automattic, the parent company to WordPress.com , WooCommerce, Tumblr, and others, has begun layoffs, and insiders tell us they are bracing for more cuts to come.

Over at least the past week, the cuts have impacted its communications team, social team, WordPress.com, and its VIP enterprise business.

The departures represent more turmoil at Automattic, whose team is still reeling from the board’s failed attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg in September, resulting in a complete board turnover and other exec departures, including its CFO, interim CFO , and chief legal officer.

Automattic’s director of communications, Megan Fox, posted about her departure last week on LinkedIn, saying the move was an “unexpected end” and that her role had been “eliminated.”

Meanwhile, after TechCrunch reported that Automattic’s interim CFO Jeremy Klaperman left earlier this month , only weeks after the board shake-up, Mullenweg posted on X suggesting Klaperman may have been “offended” by the company’s decision to seek external…

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