This morning, EmmDubz posted a single word as the title of their announcement: “Retirement.”
EmmDubz has been CEO of the National Exchange of Redmond since the 15th of March 2026, though their history on DC goes back further than that.
They first reached CEO level at Vendeka on the 31st of July 2025, before the corporate restructuring and merger that formed Redmont Group. The retirement covers all of their current positions – RED Group, VDRB, the NER, and Vendeka – with shareholders, including Class B, being given the opportunity to nominate and vote on new leadership for each.
“Life is being life,” the statement read, “and with uni, and work, I simply do not have the time that our shareholders and clients deserve.”
When asked what the best part of being CEO was, EmmDubz didn’t hesitate. “Being able to build products and utilities that people can use – making systems and bots easier to use, come up with unique features etc.” They also pointed to the corporate restructuring and merger with the NER to form Redmont Group as a personal highlight. It’s clear that the builder side of the role is what they found most satisfying, rather than the business side.
On what they would change about DC if they could change one thing, the answer was revealing. “I’d love it to be a bit more nimble with implementation of new features and technologies, or even have it be more privately led by companies or people. Money breeds innovation and competition which lowers prices and produces better products – as long as monopolies and price fixing are prevented.”
For someone who spent their time on DC building systems and bots for the community, it makes sense that slow implementation of new technology would be the frustration that stuck with them most.
For anyone worried about the practical side of things, EmmDubz was clear that all software and bots will remain online and maintained. They will also stay available for requested software updates and fixes, and confirmed they will remain active in the DC software community.
A leadership vote across all affected companies is expected to follow.
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