Red Hat is Collapsing, Executives Are Fleeing, With Rushed Replacements (“Effective Immediately”, No Smooth Transition)

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2022-10-13 22:39:31 UTC
Modified: 2022-10-13 22:39:31 UTC

Days ago: The Exodus Continues: It's Already Hard Keeping Track of So Many Managers and Executives Who Left Red Hat Under IBM's 'Leadership' (in Attacking the Community) | IBM Does Not Like Open Source? OpenSource.com Has Moved From 2-3 Posts Per Day to 1 Per Day

The latest:

Red Hat Names Carolyn Nash as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Summary: Red Hat is in trouble. Engineers have left in droves and management turnover has been crazy the past year or two (3 CEOs in 3 years, too); how can Red Hat operate with so many high-profile departures and loss of key engineers? This is brain drain (maybe customer attrition too).

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Red Hat is Collapsing, Executives Are Fleeing, With Rushed Replacements (“Effective Immediately”, No Smooth Transition)

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