Bill Staples
Bill Staples was appointed CEO of GitLab in December 2024, bringing nearly three decades of experience in building developer platforms and serving developer communities. He is focused on accelerating innovation and delivering business value for GitLab's customers and partners. Staples' leadership aims to scale GitLab's market leadership in the DevSecOps space, leveraging his expertise in enterprise software innovation.
Career Milestones
- Bill Staples, CEO of GitLab, has a distinguished career spanning nearly 30 years in developer platforms.
- He significantly increased New Relic's value as CEO by accelerating revenue and profitability.
- At Microsoft, he served as corporate vice president for the Azure application platform, launching and scaling numerous Azure services globally.
- As Vice President of Experience Cloud at Adobe, he led a global technical organization, driving roadmap strategy for products with $3 billion in annual revenue.
- His leadership at Microsoft and Adobe successfully expanded multi-billion dollar cloud portfolios.
- Staples' extensive experience in scaling enterprise software and his focus on innovation align with GitLab's mission to accelerate software innovation through its AI-powered DevSecOps platform.
About GitLab
GitLab, founded in 2011, is a DevSecOps platform company. They help developers, security, and operations teams streamline the entire software development lifecycle. Core features include source code management, CI/CD, and security scanning. Benefits include faster delivery, increased efficiency, and strengthened security.