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.
