According to reports, on Wednesday, Microsoft announced that GitHub CEO Nat Friedman stepped down, his position was replaced by GitHub product director Thomas Dohmke. Just a few weeks ago, GitHub’s main competitor, GitLab, was listed on the Nasdaq. After the listing, its valuation reached $16.5 billion. When Microsoft acquired GitHub in 2018, it was valued at $7.5 billion.
Domek will take over from Friedman on November 15. GitHub was founded in 2008, and Domek became a registered user of GitHub in 2009. He was the co-founder and CEO of HockeyApp, an App testing software startup, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2014. In 2018, Microsoft completed the acquisition of GitHub, so Domek joined GitHub.