Liferay Appoints Brian Chan as CEO

Founder and Chief Software Architect to lead Liferay as the company continues to invest in innovation and focuses on its core mission of making technology useful

LOS ANGELES, CA – (November 9, 2023) – Liferay Inc., the developer of the world’s most flexible digital experience platform, today announced that Founder and Chief Software Architect Brian Chan has been named CEO. Former CEO Bryan Cheung will transition to serving as Chief Marketing Officer and a member of the company’s board of directors. Chief Sales Officer Brian Kim will also transition to serving on the company’s board of directors.

The announcement comes at an exciting time for the company, with the past year having seen the launch of Liferay Experience Cloud, Liferay’s first SaaS offering, Liferay being named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Hybrid Headless Content Management System 2023 Vendor Assessment, and the unveiling of the company’s new partner first strategy.

“I step into this role with a feeling of tremendous gratitude. When a handful of us, including Bryan and Brian, came together to found Liferay nearly two decades ago, we weren’t sure where our small startup would take us,” said Liferay CEO Brian Chan. “Nearly two decades later, Liferay has grown into a thriving business that continues to make technology useful to a global customer community of over 1,200 organizations. Bryan and Brian have done so much to make Liferay what it is today and I look forward to working with them further in their new roles.”

Brian Chan founded Liferay in 2004 and served as the company’s first CEO. Prior to founding Liferay, Brian spent several years building the open source Liferay Portal, the foundation of today’s Liferay Digital Experience Platform. Brian has served as Liferay’s Chief Software Architect for the past 17 years, leading the company’s technical teams in developing innovative solutions for customers.

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