OpenAI Merges ChatGPT and Codex Teams, Installs Brockman as Permanent Product Chief

Benzinga reported Friday that OpenAI is consolidating ChatGPT, its Codex coding agent and its developer-facing API into a single unified product team. The move installs OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman as permanent head of product strategy. The OpenAI product restructure comes as the company is said to be preparing a potential initial public offering later this year.

Brockman Steps Out of Interim Role

Brockman had been covering product responsibilities on a temporary basis. That arrangement followed a medical leave taken by Fidji Simo, who had previously held the role. According to a staff memo seen by WIRED, Brockman told employees the company is pulling its product efforts together to pursue what he called the “agentic future.” He framed the consolidation as essential to competing across both consumer and enterprise markets simultaneously.

New Leaders for Core Surfaces

Alongside Brockman’s elevation, OpenAI has named Thibault Sottiaux, former head of Codex, to oversee the combined core product and platform. His remit spans consumer, enterprise and developer audiences under the newly merged structure. Nick Turley, credited with helping ChatGPT scale to more than 900 million weekly active users, shifts focus to rebuilding and improving OpenAI’s enterprise product suite. Turley will also retain some involvement with ChatGPT during that transition.

Background: A Company Shedding Senior Talent

The internal shake-up arrives after a notable wave of departures at the Sam Altman-led company. Last month, three senior figures exited within a short window. Bill Peebles, who led the Sora video-generation team, left alongside Srinivas Narayanan, the chief technology officer for enterprise applications. Kevin Weil, who had overseen an AI workspace aimed at scientific research, also departed. The exits added to a broader pattern of leadership churn at OpenAI even as the company expands its product surface aggressively.

IPO Pressure and a Sharpening Rivalry

The structural changes reflect mounting urgency inside OpenAI. A potential IPO filing is reportedly being targeted for later this year, and investors will scrutinise whether leadership is stable and product lines are coherent. The consolidation of ChatGPT and Codex is also a direct competitive signal. Anthropic has been closing ground rapidly in AI coding tools, and OpenAI appears to be betting that a unified team can respond faster. Bringing a single executive to own the entire product surface, rather than splitting accountability across separate divisions, gives the company cleaner lines of ownership ahead of any public market debut.

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