Mark Richard Shuttleworth (born 18 September 1973) is a South African entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of Canonical Ltd., the company behind the development of the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system.[2] In 2002, he became the first South African to travel to space as a space tourist.[3][4][5][6] He lives on the Isle of Man[7] and holds dual citizenship from South Africa and the United Kingdom.[8]
Canonical Ltd.[6] is a UK-based privately held computer software company founded (and funded) by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth to market commercial support and related services for Ubuntu and related projects. Canonical employs staff in more than 30 countries and maintains offices in London, Boston, Taipei, Montreal, Shanghai, São Paulo and the Isle of Man.[4]
