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Go Daddy's Adelman steps down
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07/30/12 04:16 PM ET
Go Daddy chief executive Warren Adelman has stepped down as the head of the domain name registrar and will serve in a new role as a special adviser for strategy and global policy, the company announced on Monday.
Adelman notably reversed Go Daddy's support of the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act at the end of last year after online activists launched a boycott against the company and threatened to move their domain names to another registrar. Go Daddy had initially supported the legislation and was criticized for being the lone tech company to openly back the two bills.
Scott Wagner will serve as the interim CEO while Go Daddy searches for a new successor. Wagner most recently served on KKR's portfolio operations team.
"I've spent close to a decade with Go Daddy, and it has been an amazing and rewarding time in my life," Adelman said in a statement. "As much as I have enjoyed my roles as CEO and formerly as President and Chief Operating Officer, I have reached a juncture in my life when I would like to spend more time with my family."
Go Daddy could not be reached for comment on Adelman stepping down.
Adelman notably reversed Go Daddy's support of the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act at the end of last year after online activists launched a boycott against the company and threatened to move their domain names to another registrar. Go Daddy had initially supported the legislation and was criticized for being the lone tech company to openly back the two bills.
"I've spent close to a decade with Go Daddy, and it has been an amazing and rewarding time in my life," Adelman said in a statement. "As much as I have enjoyed my roles as CEO and formerly as President and Chief Operating Officer, I have reached a juncture in my life when I would like to spend more time with my family."
Go Daddy could not be reached for comment on Adelman stepping down.
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