Opendoor CEO Steps Down Amid Investor Pressure, Stock Rises 4%
Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) shares closed 4% higher at $3.17 after CEO Carrie Wheeler stepped down following mounting pressure from investors. The company appointed CTO Shrisha Radhakrishna as interim leader while searching for a permanent replacement.
Wheeler, who took over as CEO in December 2022, leaves as the iBuying real estate platform continues to struggle financially. Opendoor has yet to post a profitable quarter since going public via SPAC in 2020 and recently faced a Nasdaq delisting warning.
The stock has surged over 200% in the past month, fueled by retail traders on WallStreetBets and EMJ Capital's Eric Jackson, who publicly disclosed a long position in July. Co-founder Keith Rabois had joined calls for leadership change.