Popular crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced that CEO Perry Chen will step away from his duties as CEO in part of a major executive shakeup announced on Wednesday.
Chen will take over as the company's chairman beginning on Jan. 1, and fellow Kickstarter cofounder and current Head of Communications Yancey Strickler is set to take over as the company's CEO
"I’m looking forward to stepping away from the day-to-day to consider our path from a new perspective," Chen wrote in a blog post. "In the chairman role I’ll continue to offer big-picture guidance, support key projects, and assist our amazing team. I’m also looking forward to having time to work on creative projects of my own, after all these years working on an engine to support them. :)" Read more...
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