WhatsApp co-founder named new interim CEO of Signal

Brian Acton is known in the tech world as one of the founders of the social messaging network WhatsApp. Acton will now take on the role of interim CEO of the rival Signal platform, with which he is not quite familiar.

He will remain in this position until the company finds a suitable candidate for the position.

This news may have surprised the tech industry. After all, Brian Acton, one of the founders of WhatsApp, will become the interim CEO of a very similar social network, Signal... Surprisingly, it is clear that Acton has the necessary knowledge to lead a service that is more credible than the one he founded earlier.

according to declarationThis is a fickle role as the entrepreneur will be the CEO of Signal until the right person is found to lead the company in the coming years.

I've been talking to candidates over the past few months, but I want to start searching with this ad to help find the best person for Signal in the next decade.

This was announced by Matthew Rosenfeld, known as Moxie Marlinspike and the creator of the social network.

Matthew Rosenfeld, Signal Creator and Co-Founder of the Signal Foundation

Rosenfeld's work at the company lasted for about ten years, when he was involved in the development of an Android application. Although he stepped down as CEO, he will remain on the board of directors.

I will remain on the Signal board of directors to help fulfill his mission from this position, and will move to the CEO position within the next month to focus on finding candidates.

As a member of the Signal Foundation's board of directors, Brian Acton himself volunteered to be interim CEO.

It is currently one of the biggest competitors Whatsappby conveying its proposal, guaranteeing the privacy of users and the protection of their data.

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