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List of leaders of Red Hat

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Red Hat, Inc. is an American software company that provides open source software products to enterprises.

Presidents and CEOs

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Since its foundation in 1995, Red Hat leadership has consisted of a president and CEO.

President and CEO of Red Hat, Inc
No. Name Took office Left office Role Ref.
1 Bob Young 1995 November 15, 1999 President and CEO
2 Matthew Szulik November 15, 1999 December 20, 2007 President and CEO [1][2][3]
3 Jim Whitehurst December 20, 2007 April 6, 2020 President and CEO [4][5]
4 Paul Cormier April 6, 2020 July 12, 2022 President and CEO [6][7][8]
5 Matt Hicks July 12, 2022 Present President and CEO [9][7]

References

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  1. ^ London, Melissa London (1999-11-15). "Red Hat, Inc. Promotes Matthew Szulik to CEO". Red Hat. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  2. ^ Szulik, Matthew (2007-12-20). "A Message From Matthew". Red Hat. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  3. ^ Gohring, Nancy; Montalbano, Elizabeth. "Update: Szulik resigns at Red Hat; former Delta exec tapped as CEO". ComputerWorld. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  4. ^ Asay, Matt (2008-01-04). "On the record with Jim Whitehurst, Red Hat's new CEO: 'I must have a mission'". ComputerWorld. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  5. ^ Miller, Ron (2020-01-30). "Arvind Krishna will replace Ginni Rometty as IBM CEO in April". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  6. ^ "Red Hat Names Paul Cormier President and Chief Executive Officer". Red Hat. 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  7. ^ a b "Red Hat Names Matt Hicks President and Chief Executive Officer". Business Wire. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  8. ^ "Red Hat shuffles top management: CEO now chairman, is replaced by tech VP". Wral Tech Wire. 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  9. ^ "Red Hat Names Matt Hicks President and Chief Executive Officer". Red Hat. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2022-07-18.