Leaving Carbonite, Mohamad Ali Joins IDG to Make It a Tech Company
Summary
Mohamad Ali’s departure from Carbonite’s corner office didn’t follow the usual tech executive roadmap to which even his earlier career had hewn. The company was founded in 1964 by MIT grad Patrick McGovern, himself a technologist who chose to write about tech rather than build it. Ali, who was brought aboard to replace Carbonite co-founder David Friend, recalls the days surrounding his start as chief executive in 2014 were consumed by an attempted hostile takeover of the company by J2 Global. In a conference call yesterday, Munford said Ali’s decision to leave was his own, and outlined what Carbonite is looking for in a new CEO, the search for whom is starting in earnest. “It may be a public company person or someone who has done it at scale for a private company.” Brian Dowling is a Senior Editor at Xconomy, based in Boston.
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