According to reports, Microsoft announced on Wednesday that GitHub CEO Nat Friedman (Nat Friedman) has stepped down, and his position will be replaced by GitHub product director Thomas Dohmke.Just a few weeks ago, GitHub’s main competitor, GitLab, was listed on the Nasdaq. After the listing, its valuation reached $16.5 billion. When Microsoft acquired GitHub in 2018, it was valued at $7.5 billion.
From left to right: GitHub CEO Chris Wanstrath, Microsoft CEO Satya NaDELLa and future GitHub CEO Nat Friedman
Domek will take over from Friedman on November 15.
GitHub was created in 2008, and Domek became a registered user of GitHub in 2009. He was the co-founder and CEO of HockeyApp, an App testing software startup company. In 2014, this company wasMicrosoftAcquisition. In 2018, Microsoft completed the acquisition of GitHub, so Domek joined GitHub.