Mozilla announces the appointment of Brendan Eich, current Chief Technology Officer (CTO) as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective immediately.
Mozilla’s Alpha Nerd (according to CNet on this Q&A) became the CTO in August of 2005 and is known to be the Inventor of JavaScript.
I was fortunate enough to had met him twice in person: during MozCamp Asia 2012 (Singapore) and Mozilla Summit 2013 (Santa Clara, California):
Me with Brendan Eich during MozCamp Asia 2012 in Singapore.Me with Brendan Eich during the Mozilla Summit 2013 in Santa Clara, California. He did noticed my Firefox shoes: “So, you’re the guy with that pair of shoes?!”
On behalf of the Mozilla Philippines Community, Mabuhay and Congratulations Brendan Eich on your appointment as CEO of Mozilla!
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