This morning, I shared that Namecheap Founder Richard Kirkendall stepped down as CEO of Namecheap following the company’s acquisition. I noticed this when he transitioned off of the @NamecheapCEO account on X and he is now using the @NamecheapCEO123 account.
Longtime Namecheap COO Hillan Klein was promoted to the role of CEO. In taking over the executive suite, Hillan also took charge of the @NamecheapCEO account on X. His first post was made this afternoon:
Twelve years ago, shortly after Rick asked me to join Namecheap, I had a strong sense I was stepping into something special — a leader, a team, and a company deeply committed to giving customers the best experience and the most value possible. Not because it was easy, but because… https://t.co/UWZGHHI80j
— Hillan Klein (@NamecheapCEO) December 16, 2025
I am looking forward to learning more about Hillan, and I hope he continues to build and improve on the Namecheap and Spaceshup tools that domain investors use to maintain and sell their domain names.
Dynadot is the only registar left that I trust now.
Domain transfers have already started!