自前董事会试图将首席执行官Matt Mullenweg强制休假以驱逐他的计划失败后，Automattic公司数周内完成了董事会重组。1前董事会曾投票表决将Mullenweg置于休假状态，但他在33小时20分钟内重新获得对公司的控制权。1Mullenweg掌握公司84%的投票权，使得这场权力争夺以他的胜利告终。1
前董事会成员包括现任Bluesky首席执行官Toni Schneider、退役将军Ann Dunwoody和Sue Decker等人已经离职或被撤换。1公司首席财务官Mark Davies和首席法律官Andy Missan也同时被解职。1新董事会现已改组，成员包括科幻作家Hugh Howey、作者Amy Chan、Henry Khachatryan和Krutal Desai等。1
Mullenweg在内部通讯中表示："他们在没有提前警告的情况下采取行动，未给我有意义的机会理解或回应他们的顾虑。"1他同时指出："我们正在经历前所未有的变革时代，可能正面临奇点。未来六个月将决定Automattic未来二十年的走向。"1此外，Automattic聘请Susman Godfrey LLP律师事务所作为新的诉讼代理，处理与WP Engine的商标和开源贡献纠纷。1
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg has restructured the company's board of directors weeks after the previous board voted to place him on leave in an attempt to remove him from leadership 1. The ousted board's action proved short-lived, with Mullenweg regaining control within 33 hours and 20 minutes 1. As the controlling shareholder with 84% of voting rights, Mullenweg either accepted resignations from or removed several board members, including former chair Toni Schneider, now CEO of Bluesky, retired General Ann Dunwoody, and Sue Decker 1. The company also terminated CFO Mark Davies and Chief Legal Officer Andy Missan 1.
The newly constituted board includes science fiction author Hugh Howey, author Amy Chan, and Henry Khachatryan and Krutal Desai, both co-founders of the defunct app IRL 1. In an internal message, Mullenweg expressed frustration with the previous board's approach, stating: "They did this without advance warning and without giving me a meaningful opportunity to understand or respond to their concerns before they acted" 1. He also emphasized the stakes ahead, telling stakeholders: "We are living through times of unprecedented change, possibly a singularity. The next six months will determine the next 20 years of Automattic" 1.
In a related development, Automattic has retained litigation firm Susman Godfrey LLP to handle ongoing disputes with WP Engine involving trademark and open-source contribution issues 1.
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