Umbraco appoints Mats Persson as new CEO

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Written by Martin Henricson

Umbraco, the leading CMS platform for digital experiences, backed by software growth investor Monterro, is pleased to announce Mats Persson as the new CEO.

Mats Persson brings a wealth of international experience from the software and technology sector and he has had leading roles in companies such as Cavai, Adform, and IBM.

He succeeds  Kim Sneum Madsen, the current CEO of Umbraco, who will remain an active member of the Board of Directors. The transition will happen on September 1st, 2024 where Mats will officially enter the role as acting CEO of Umbraco.

Mats Persson: “I'm enthusiastic to join Umbraco, a global company with customers in over 100 countries. Umbraco has steadily grown to more than 140 people and expanded its reach significantly.” said Mats Persson. “Furthermore, Umbraco has an amazing partner ecosystem as well as a dedicated developer community around the globe. I’m excited to take on this role and further the Umbraco mission to deliver digital experiences in a friendly, flexible, and social way.”

“We are delighted to welcome Mats Persson as our new CEO,” said Martin Henricson, Chairman of the Board at Umbraco, and Managing Director at Monterro. “With Kim now feeling that the timing is right to hand over the baton,  I'm confident that Mats’  extensive international experience and leadership will be invaluable as he, along with our staff, community, partners, and customers,  continues to build on Umbraco’s international expansion and world-class offering.  Finally, we thank our outgoing CEO, Kim, for his outstanding work and achievements thus far for Umbraco and welcome him to the Board of Directors.”

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