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July 28, 2008 11:37 AM PDT

Symbian is looking for an executive director

by Matt Asay
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Symbian recently decided to open source its leading mobile platform in order to stave off potential declines at the hands of embedded Linux. With increasing momentum and support for open-source Symbian, it's time for Symbian to get a leader on board.

I recently heard that the Symbian Foundation is looking for an executive director. The position is based in London, but does not come with season tickets to Arsenal, so I'm out! :-)

If you're interested, I'd be happy to pass you the recruiter's details. I think it sounds like a fascinating opportunity and the right way to grow Symbian's influence.

Matt Asay brings a decade of in-the-trenches open-source business and legal experience to The Open Road, with an emphasis on emerging open-source business strategies and opportunities. Matt is vice president of business development at Alfresco, a company that develops open-source software for content management. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure. You can follow Matt on Twitter @mjasay.
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by Michael-Martin July 28, 2008 1:00 PM PDT
Does that confirm the current CEO Nigel Clifford is on the way out?

That further validates what I posted today at http://www.googleandblog.com/symroid-android-symbian-made-in-heaven/337/

,Michael Martin
http://www.googleandblog.com/
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by Matt Asay July 28, 2008 1:18 PM PDT
I'm not sure on Clifford. This is for the Foundation - perhaps Clifford will stay on to manage the .com? I'm not sure, as I don't know exactly what will be happening to the existing org.
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Matt Asay brings a decade of in-the-trenches open-source business and legal experience to the Open Road, with an emphasis on emerging open-source business strategies and opportunities. Matt is general manager of the Americas division and vice president of business development at Alfresco, a company that develops open-source software for content management. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.

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