Lauri Eskola to Become Drupal Core Product Manager

In an exciting development for the Drupal community, it has been announced that Lauri Eskola has accepted the invitation to become a Drupal Core Product Manager. Dries Buytaert shared the news on June 6, 2023. Lauri Eskola is a Staff Software Engineer in the Drupal Acceleration Team.

Lauri to become a Drupal Core Product Manager: https://t.co/Du2r3Ula1v

— Dries Buytaert (@Dries) June 6, 2023

Lauri brings with him extensive experience in working with Drupal, spanning nearly 13 years. He has contributed significantly to the Drupal ecosystem as a subsystem maintainer of the theme system, Claro, and CKEditor 5. Since 2017, Lauri has held the positions of Frontend Framework Manager and Drupal Core Committer.

As a Core Product Manager, Lauri will play a crucial role in communicating with different types of Drupal users, collecting data on how Drupal is being utilized, and representing the interests of end users, including site builders and content authors. His primary focus will be on determining the core feature set and working towards enhancing Drupal's out-of-the-box experience.

Lauri's passion for driving user-facing improvements has grown over the years, leading to the decision to transition his role from being a Drupal Core Frontend Framework Manager to a Product Manager. In his new capacity, Lauri is eager to prioritize and support efforts to make Drupal an even more powerful tool for ambitious site builders.

The appointment of Lauri Eskola as Drupal Core Product Manager is seen as a significant step towards further advancing the Drupal platform. With his extensive knowledge and expertise, Lauri is poised to contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of Drupal, reinforcing its position as a leading content management system.