Frédéric Descamps, known in the community as “lefred”, has been involved with MySQL for more than two decades. He joined Oracle’s MySQL Community Team in 2016 as Community Manager for EMEA and APAC, and became one of the most visible faces of MySQL at conferences, in his blog at lefred.be, and in the MySQL Shorts video series. In 2026 he left Oracle to join the MariaDB Foundation, where he serves as Community Advocate and board member, continuing to blog and speak widely about MariaDB and the MySQL ecosystem.
Frédéric Descamps (lefred)
Long-time MySQL community manager at Oracle, now Community Advocate and board member at the MariaDB Foundation.