Go Daddy will have a new top man next month.
The web-domain registration and hosting company announced Dec. 11
former Yahoo and Microsoft executive Blake Irving will assume the role
of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jan. 7.
Irving will succeed Scott Wagner who has been serving as interim CEO since July.
“Blake Irving’s deep technology experience and his history of
developing new cutting-edge products and leading large global teams make
him an enormously compelling choice to drive Go Daddy to the next level
of its domestic and global growth,” said
Go Daddy Executive Chairman and Founder Bob Parsons. “Go Daddy has made
great strides with Scott Wagner as CEO, and we look forward to building
on that in the future.”
Before GoDaddy, Irving was chief product officer at Yahoo. He left
the company in April. Before that, he worked at Microsoft for 15 years,
where he held a number of positions, including corporate VP of Windows
Live, the company’s online services portfolio that includes Hotmail and
MSN Messenger.
“Go Daddy is and will continue to be the hub where businesses can
come to life, grow and prosper,” Blake Irving said. “We strive to be the
global resource that fuels success for countless entrepreneurs and
innovators around the world. As a long time Go Daddy customer, I have
seen firsthand an organization that is committed to its customers 24
hours a day and seven days a week and yet there still remains much more
we can do to enhance the customer experience. This is a fantastic
opportunity, and I can’t wait to hit the ground running in January.”
