Go Daddy has announced Blake Irving, formerly a long time Microsoft executive and Chief Product Officer of Yahoo! Incorporated, as new CEO. Irving will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer from January 7, 2013. Irving will succeed Scott Wagner, a Member of KKR who has been serving as interim CEO since July.
"Go Daddy, the industry leader of Web hosting solutions for small and medium businesses, is poised for a promising future," said Bob Parsons, Executive Chairman and Founder at Go Daddy.
Parsons further added, "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. Go Daddy has made great strides with Scott Wagner as CEO, and we look forward to building on that in the future."
Go Daddy has recently been expanding its market-leading products to support its nearly 11 million customers, mostly small business customers both domestically and internationally. This summer, Go Daddy acquired Outright.com, a cloud-based financial management application and the company also formed a partnership with DudaMobile to launch mobile Website Builder, a service that automates the integration of Web and mobile sites to save businesses time and expand their customer reach.
The newly appointed CEO Blake Irving also shared his views. He said, "I'm honored for the opportunity to lead such a talented team and to be a part of such an innovative company. Go Daddy is and will continue to be the hub where businesses can come to life, grow and prosper. 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."
