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HubSpot co-founder Brian Halligan returns as CEO, replacing Yamini Rangan
HubSpot said Thursday that co-founder Brian Halligan is CEO again, replacing Yamini Rangan. Kate Bueker will retire as CFO in February; Adobe’s Karen Burgess is next.
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HubSpot said Thursday that co-founder Brian Halligan will return as chief executive, replacing Yamini Rangan, effective Nov. 121.
Rangan is stepping down as CEO and from the board the same day and will remain with the company through Dec. 1, HubSpot said1. She has led HubSpot since September 20211.
Halligan co-founded HubSpot in 2005 with technology chief Dharmesh Shah and previously served as CEO for 16 years, including through the company’s initial public offering, the company said1. HubSpot said he will remain on the board, where he has served since 20051.
During Rangan’s tenure, HubSpot said it grew from 135,000 customers to more than 311,000 and from $1.3 billion in revenue in 2021 to an expected $3.7 billion in 20261. The company also said finance chief Kate Bueker will retire Feb. 11, 2027, then serve in an advisory role through Dec. 31, 20271. Karen Burgess, now a finance executive at Adobe, will join HubSpot on Nov. 30 as executive vice president, finance, and succeed Bueker as CFO on Feb. 11, 2027, HubSpot said1. The company reaffirmed its fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 forecasts1.