Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: At a board meeting in January 2004 , Geir IvarsÃ y announced his wish to resign as a board member in Opera Software , though he remained active in the company even after that .
Simplified: In January of 2004 , Geir IvarsÃ y said he wanted to resign as a board member in Opera Software , though he kept working in the company after that .