Rosedale Steps Down as Linden Lab CEO
Posted by Simon Lameth on March 16, 2008
After 9 years, Philip Rosedale is stepping down as Linden Lab CEO. In a message released on the SL Blog on (when else?) Friday.
Philip gave no clear reason as to why he is stepping down, besides that it was a “decision driven by my desire to best grow SL and match my job to both our needs and my passions.”
Rosedale will not leave Linden Lab, he will become the Chairman of the Board, and “focus on product strategy and vision, continuing to design the right kind of company, and being an effective communicator and evangelist about Second Life.” Adding that this job change will likely mean you will see him more in-world once the new CEO is in place.
The hunt for a new CEO could take “anywhere from soonish to many months.”, said current Chairman of the Board Mitch Kapor said in an interview with SL Reuters.
