# Claris Inc. has a new CEO: Ryan McCann **URL:** \ **Category:** in the News\ **Tags:** announcement\ **Created:** [November 7, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/claris-inc-has-a-new-ceo-ryan-mccann/4448 "2024-11-07T19:57:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MonkeybreadSoftware](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/monkeybreadsoftware/32/361_2.png) [@MonkeybreadSoftware](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/MonkeybreadSoftware)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/claris-inc-has-a-new-ceo-ryan-mccann/4448/1 "2024-11-07T19:57:52Z")
As you can see on the [website from Claris](https://www.claris.com/company/), Brad Freitag left the company and Ryan McCann is the new interim CEO. ![Screenshot 2024-11-07 at 20.53.18](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fmsoup/original/2X/9/9a196b65def1695b3db08601904d13bdcfabde66.png) There is a live stream scheduled at [FMTraining.tv](http://FMTraining.tv) for Wednesday 13th November @ 11 AM PST for a Business update, where Ryan will inform us about the details. > ![containerBridge.php.html](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fmsoup/original/2X/8/8b26f313e1a8de02d291c551dc32f5afb229c7f3.png) > > ### 11 AM - Business Update with Ryan McCann > > Ryan McCann joins us to present a special announcement to the community at a special time slot - 11 AM! We look forward to see him at [EngageU](https://engageu.eu) later this month. ---
**Author:** ![bdbd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/bdbd/32/620_2.png) [@bdbd](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/bdbd)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/claris-inc-has-a-new-ceo-ryan-mccann/4448/2 "2024-11-08T17:13:44Z")
This is bizarre. I received an email labelled confidential about the leadership update. Can someone at Claris (@tylerfuhrman13, @RosemaryTietge or anyone else) clear up why we are being asked to keep public information confidential? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeybreadSoftware](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/monkeybreadsoftware/32/361_2.png) [@MonkeybreadSoftware](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/MonkeybreadSoftware)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/claris-inc-has-a-new-ceo-ryan-mccann/4448/3 "2024-11-08T17:20:01Z")
It's on their website, so quite public. PS: I also may have got some email. ---
**Author:** ![Malcolm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/malcolm/32/196_2.png) [@Malcolm](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Malcolm)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/claris-inc-has-a-new-ceo-ryan-mccann/4448/4 "2024-11-08T18:20:00Z")
It does seem odd. I also received the confidential email. It occurred to me that a company has an obligation to make this information public. ---
**Author:** ![Torsten](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/torsten/32/1574_2.png) [@Torsten](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Torsten)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/claris-inc-has-a-new-ceo-ryan-mccann/4448/5 "2024-11-09T07:05:45Z")
By law, an incorporation cannot run headless, without a CEO. ---
**Author:** ![Markus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@Markus](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/Markus)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/claris-inc-has-a-new-ceo-ryan-mccann/4448/6 "2024-11-09T08:41:12Z")
same here, received a confidential message. here are 3 interesting links from claris-websites about us > **[About us](https://www.claris.com/company/)** > > Claris, an Apple company, grew out of a vision to make powerful technologies available to everyone. here's the backlog, with 'delivered' section [https://community.claris.com/en/s/backlog](https://community.claris.com/en/s/backlog) and this one - could not find the english site, it's in german (dated 8. 2024) > **[Antwort auf das Gerücht: Ist Claris FileMaker veraltet?](https://www.claris.com/de/blog/2024/is-claris-filemaker-obsolete)** > > Auf keinen Fall! Erfahren Sie, warum Entwickler auf der ganzen Welt weiterhin auf FileMaker als moderne Plattform für die App-Entwicklung vertrauen. ---
**Author:** ![FileKraft](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/filekraft/32/1183_2.png) [@FileKraft](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/FileKraft)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/claris-inc-has-a-new-ceo-ryan-mccann/4448/7 "2024-11-09T21:43:36Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/P4VBqTViEx4/maxresdefault.jpg "Designer's Digest - Steve Jobs on the role of product and marketing people.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4VBqTViEx4) ---
**Author:** ![FileKraft](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/filekraft/32/1183_2.png) [@FileKraft](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/FileKraft)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/claris-inc-has-a-new-ceo-ryan-mccann/4448/8 "2024-11-10T12:55:11Z")
When a turn over at the top occurs it is indicative of what? What went wrong at Claris? What is going to happen? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeybreadSoftware](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/monkeybreadsoftware/32/361_2.png) [@MonkeybreadSoftware](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/MonkeybreadSoftware)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/claris-inc-has-a-new-ceo-ryan-mccann/4448/9 "2024-11-10T15:48:03Z")
No need to speculate. It may be something personal for Brad that he needed to quit.