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Mozilla Foundation Appoints Chris Beard CEO

By TechTaffy Desk

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Chris Beard has been appointed CEO of Mozilla. Mr. Beard was serving as interim CEO of the non-profit organization, following the departure of Brendan Eich, after a controversy over political donations in April this year.

Prior to re-joining Mozilla in April, Mr. Beard was chief marketing officer of Mozilla from 2010 to 2013. He was executive-in-residence with Greylock Partners previously.  During his term at Greylock, he remained an Advisor to me in my role as Mozilla’s chair.  “The Mozilla board has reviewed many internal and external candidates – and no one we met was a better fit,” said the foundation in a statement.

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