Red hat official announced the new president and CEO! Paul Cormier, a key figure in transformation, is "retiring"

Arrangement | Zheng Liyuan

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In this year 5 At the red hat summit in September , There was a rumor that red hat president and CEO Paul Cormier May retire soon —— The fact proved that , This rumor is biased ：Paul Cormier I really want to abdicate , But I don't plan to retire .

7 month 12 Japan , Red hat officially announced ： Former executive vice president of red hat products and Technology Matt Hicks Will take over Paul Cormier, Become the new president of red hat and CEO.

Help red hat from “ Open source destroyer ” Transformation “ Enterprise technology pillar ”

The reason why this news surprised many people in the industry is ,Paul Cormier Is in 2020 year 4 He was appointed as president of red hat and President of CEO Of , That is, he has only worked in this position for more than two years .

Born in 1959 Year of Paul Cormier Now 63 year , He spent one third of his life in red hat ：2001 year 5 month ,Paul Cormier Join red hat as executive vice president of Engineering , Does is 21 year . And in the second year of red hat ,Paul Cormier It proposed open source software that once caused great controversy “ subscribe ” Pattern —— On the premise that open source software is free , Users can subscribe to , Get technical service support for each version of the product for a certain period of time .

at that time Paul Cormier This proposal has attracted constant criticism from the outside world , Call him and Red Riding Hood “Linux Betrayer ”、“ Open source destroyer ”、“ Betrayed Linux” etc. , Even red hat insiders are skeptical of this unprecedented open source business model .

But in Paul Cormier Under the insistence and guarantee of , Red hat finally made huge profits through the subscription mode （ expect 2022 year RHEL Our global business revenue will reach 13 Trillions of dollars ）, Make it successfully become the technical pillar of the enterprise （RHEL To exceed 90% The wealth of 500 Strong enterprises provide support ）, It also achieved 2019 year IBM Spend money on red hat 340 Billion dollar acquisition .

Two years ago. , Red hat is in the official declaration Paul Cormier Promoted to President and CEO when , He clearly pointed out that he was the key person to help the company transform ：“Cormier First proposed the subscription mode , Turn red hat from an open source destroyer into an enterprise technology pillar .”

Two years later, , Even if it is announced Paul Cormier Abdication of , Red Riding Hood is still generous in praise ：“Cormier The proposed enterprise subscription model has changed the development trajectory of enterprise open source software , The annual income of red hat from one year is only 5000 Million dollar consumer oriented company , Gradually develop into the world's largest open source software company and enterprise technology giant , Annual income exceeding 30 Billion dollars .” More Than This ,Paul Cormier It also promotes most of red hat's open hybrid cloud strategies , It has played an important role in expanding red hat's product portfolio to a comprehensive one .

Just like the vice president of red hat brand experience and communication Stephanie Wonderlick said ：“ without Paul Cormier, I don't think red hat will become red hat .”Paul Cormier The importance of red hat goes without saying , From President and CEO After stepping down , He will be red hat “ Strategic touchstone and key consultants ”, In the future, its work will focus on expanding the size of the company and helping customers promote innovation through hybrid cloud platforms based on open source technology .

that , In the presence of Paul Cormier “ Zhu Yu is in front ” Under the circumstances ,Matt Hicks By what means did he take over from him ？

The new president and CEO who specializes in hybrid cloud technology CEO

actually , according to Paul Cormier The next work content can infer the current development priorities of red hat and Matt Hicks The advantage of ： A hybrid cloud .

Matt Hicks On 2006 Joined Red Riding Hood in , From a IT The team's developers , Gradually promoted to the position of team leader . It is worth mentioning that ,Matt Hicks It's development Red Hat OpenShift Basic members of the engineering team , The team has grown into a backbone team for cross industry hybrid cloud deployment ,Red Hat OpenShift It has also become a leading enterprise in the industry Kubernetes platform —— In the whole process ,Matt Hicks Has been the pioneer of hybrid cloud computing and red hat product strategy , Help red hat consolidate its position as the leader of open hybrid cloud technology .

stay Matt Hicks Under the leadership of , Red hat's open hybrid cloud strategy and product portfolio have been expanded on a large scale , Help customers build... Anywhere 、 Deploy and manage applications , This includes providing new managed cloud services , Accelerate the development of cloud native applications 、 Speed up AI New features developed 、 Product variants that support edge use cases and new security methods that span hybrid cloud environments .

In the official press , Red hat praised Matt Hicks Avenue ：“ Open source software is IT The innovation engine of the industry .Hicks Have more than 25 Year of Linux Experience 、 Computer engineering background 、 Industry vision and business acumen , He worked with customers and partners to solve the next generation through open source innovation IT Challenge and acclaim .”

Red Riding Hood 16 year , Facing the president and CEO This new identity ,Matt Hicks I also felt full in a letter to all red hat employees ：“ I never thought that my career would lead me to today , But this is what I like about red hat ： Nothing is predetermined ; We will only be driven by our passion and motivation , To contribute and make an impact .”

As the new president and CEO,Matt Hicks Three values are set in the letter ：“ Warm and respectful ”、“ Be responsible and contribute ”,“ Explore the potential ”. At the end of this letter ,Matt Hicks Appeal ：“ I'm here to work with you , Let's roll up our sleeves , Embrace these values , Win the opportunity before us .”

Reference link ：

• https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-names-matt-hicks-president-and-chief-executive-officer

• https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/ready-earn-our-success

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