List of leaders of Red Hat

Red Hat, Inc. is an American software company that provides open source software products to enterprises.

Presidents and CEOs

Since its foundation in 1995, Red Hat leadership has consisted of a president and CEO.

President and CEO of Red Hat, Inc

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Role	Ref.
1	Bob Young	1995	November 15, 1999	President and CEO
2	Matthew Szulik	November 15, 1999	December 20, 2007	President and CEO	[1][2][3]
3	Jim Whitehurst	December 20, 2007	April 6, 2020	President and CEO	[4][5]
4	Paul Cormier	April 6, 2020	July 12, 2022	President and CEO	[6][7][8]
5	Matt Hicks	July 12, 2022	Present	President and CEO	[9][7]

References

1. London, Melissa London (1999-11-15). "Red Hat, Inc. Promotes Matthew Szulik to CEO". Red Hat. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
2. Szulik, Matthew (2007-12-20). "A Message From Matthew". Red Hat. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
3. Gohring, Nancy; Montalbano, Elizabeth. "Update: Szulik resigns at Red Hat; former Delta exec tapped as CEO". ComputerWorld. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
4. Asay, Matt (2008-01-04). "On the record with Jim Whitehurst, Red Hat's new CEO: 'I must have a mission'". ComputerWorld. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
5. Miller, Ron (2020-01-30). "Arvind Krishna will replace Ginni Rometty as IBM CEO in April". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
6. "Red Hat Names Paul Cormier President and Chief Executive Officer". Red Hat. 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
7. "Red Hat Names Matt Hicks President and Chief Executive Officer". Business Wire. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
8. "Red Hat shuffles top management: CEO now chairman, is replaced by tech VP". Wral Tech Wire. 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
9. "Red Hat Names Matt Hicks President and Chief Executive Officer". Red Hat. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2022-07-18.