Article: Red Hat CFO Out in Poorly Timed Announcement.(Kevin Thompson)

Red Hat CFO Kevin Thompson is going to resign once it finds a replacement, the company said Monday, sending a ripple of insecurity through its stock.

Red Hat said Thompson is leaving "to pursue other interests," a euphemism believed to express his inability to stretch into a "big company" CFO.

Prudential, a Red Hat enthusiast, thought about the announcement overnight then downgraded the stock to neutral first thing Tuesday morning saying that the resignation "raises a sufficient yellow flag in our minds to move us to the sidelines."

Prudential talked to the company, which is more than we did. Both Kevin and Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik ignored ...

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