 The 3.57 billion monitoring and data software company New Relic announced on Thursday that Lew Cirne, its founder, is stepping down as CEO as it transitions to a new business model. President and chief product officer Bill Staples will step up as the new chief executive, effective July 1, even as Cirne takes the title of executive chairman. Cirne has served as CEO since founding the company in 2008 New Relic itself is actually an anagram for Lew Cirne. 