OpenAI Merges ChatGPT and Codex Under One Roof, Names Brockman Product Chief
Benzinga reported Friday that OpenAI is overhauling its internal product structure, folding ChatGPT, its Codex coding agent and its developer-facing API into a single unified team. The move comes as the company plots a potential initial public offering later this year.
Brockman Steps Into a Permanent Product Role
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman has been confirmed as the company’s permanent head of product strategy. He had previously been filling the role on an interim basis while Fidji Simo was on medical leave. In a staff memo seen by WIRED, Brockman said the company is “consolidating product efforts to execute with maximum focus toward the agentic future.” He cited winning across both consumer and enterprise as the central objective.
New Leaders Take Charge of Core Platforms
Under the reorganised structure, Thibault Sottiaux, formerly head of Codex, will oversee the combined product and platform spanning consumer, enterprise and developer surfaces. Meanwhile, Nick Turley, who helped scale ChatGPT to more than 900 million weekly active users, shifts focus toward rebuilding OpenAI’s enterprise product offering. Turley retains an ongoing role in ChatGPT’s development alongside his expanded mandate.
Background: A Year of Internal Flux at OpenAI
The OpenAI product restructure follows a turbulent stretch at the company’s senior leadership level. Several prominent executives departed last month alone. Bill Peebles, who led the Sora video generation project, exited alongside Srinivas Narayanan, the chief technology officer for enterprise applications. Kevin Weil, who had overseen OpenAI’s scientific workspace tools, also left. The departures underscored mounting pressure on CEO Sam Altman to stabilise operations ahead of any public market move.
IPO Pressure Sharpens Strategic Focus
The consolidation reflects OpenAI’s need to project operational coherence to prospective investors. Rivals, particularly Anthropic in the AI coding segment, have sharpened their competitive positioning in recent months. By placing Brockman, one of the company’s most recognisable technical co-founders, at the centre of product decisions, OpenAI signals both continuity and urgency. A single product team structure also reduces internal duplication, a concern at any company preparing for intense pre-IPO scrutiny.
Whether Simo will return to a leadership post following her medical leave remains unclear. The company has not issued a formal public statement on the transition.
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