Thomas Dohmke announced his decision to step down as CEO of GitHub to create a new startup. Microsoft intends not to appoint a new leader in his place but to change the management model of the division, which will cease to be independent. Financial and engineering operations at GitHub will be overseen by Julia Liuson, President of Microsoft for Development. Mario Rodriguez, Chief Product Officer of GitHub, will report to Asha Sharma, Vice President of Microsoft for the AI platform.
After the acquisition by Microsoft, the GitHub service operated as an independent business unit, having its own management that maintained the previous philosophy regarding product development and focused on meeting the interests and needs of developers. According to The Verge, after Thomas Dohmke's departure, GitHub will become part of the new CoreAI engineering group at Microsoft, led by Jay Parikh, the former head of Facebook. The group will develop platforms and tools for developers, focusing on the implementation of AI.
Source: opennet.ru
