Björn Wagner became CEO of Parity Technologies on Oct. 21, 2022, the day CoinDesk reported that co-founder Gavin Wood was giving up the title. Wood stayed on as majority shareholder with a new title, Chief Architect. Wagner held the job for 1,027 days, until Aug. 13, 2025. In those 2.8 years Parity cut about 30 percent of its staff and passed a signing app and the production of Polkadot Decoded to outside teams, while the Polkadot DAO raised its yearly treasury spending from $12 million in 2022 to $133 million in 2024.
· Gavin Wood steps down as Parity Technologies CEO and Björn Wagner takes over
Björn Wagner Succeeds Gavin Wood as Parity Technologies CEO
Wagner became Parity's CEO on Oct. 21, 2022, the day Gavin Wood gave up the title.
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- Björn WagnerParity Technologies, Chief Executive Officer
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