--- title: Snyk CEO bails so someone more AI-savvy can take over description: Snyk CEO Peter McKay is stepping down, citing the need for a leader with deeper AI expertise to guide the company through its next phase. McKay highlighted his... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/snyk-ceo-bails-so-someone-more-ai-savvy-can-take-over-p2znwhdoy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Snyk CEO bails so someone more AI-savvy can take over | daily.dev og:description: Snyk CEO Peter McKay is stepping down, citing the need for a leader with deeper AI expertise to guide the company through its next phase. McKay highlighted his... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/snyk-ceo-bails-so-someone-more-ai-savvy-can-take-over-p2znwhdoy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/p2ZnwHdoy.png og:image:alt: Snyk CEO bails so someone more AI-savvy can take over og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Snyk CEO bails so someone more AI-savvy can take over **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Snyk CEO Peter McKay is stepping down, citing the need for a leader with deeper AI expertise to guide the company through its next phase. McKay highlighted his tenure's achievements—4,800 customers and $325 million in annual revenue—but said Snyk's future requires an 'AI-immersed' visionary for what he calls 'Part Two' of the company's journey. He plans to stay on as a shareholder and remain engaged until a successor is found. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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