
Robert Kotick and Mike Griffith to spearhead colossal new publisher
As the ink dries on the Activision Blizzard deal, the firm has released details of its new management structure, complete with its eleven-strong gamg of Board members.
The new structure is as follows:
Robert Kotick: President and Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard
Mike Griffith: President and Chief Executive Officer of Activision Publishing, which includes the Sierra Entertainment, Sierra Online and Vivendi Games Mobile divisions in addition to the Activision business.
Bruce Hack: Vice-Chairman and Chief Corporate Officer of Activision Blizzard, accountable for leading the merger integration and the finance, human resources and legal functions.
Mike Morhaime: President and Chief Executive Officer of Blizzard Entertainment.
Thomas Tippl: Chief Financial Officer of Activision Blizzard
Jean-François Grollemund: Chief Merger Officer of Activision Blizzard.
The Board of Directors of Activision Blizzard consists of eleven members: six directors designated by Vivendi, two Activision management directors and three independent directors from Activision’s board of directors.
René Pénisson, a member of the Management Board of Vivendi and Chairman of Vivendi Games, will serve as Chairman of Activision Blizzard.
Brian Kelly, Co-Chairman of Activision, will serve as Co-Chairman of Activision Blizzard.
The three independent directors are Richard Sarnoff, Robert J. Corti and Robert Morgado.
Other Activision Blizzard directors will be Robert Kotick, Bruce Hack, Jean-Bernard Lévy (Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of Vivendi); Doug Morris (Member of the Management Board of Vivendi and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Music Group); Philippe Capron (Member of the Management Board and Chief Financial Officer of Vivendi) and Frédéric Crépin (Senior Vice President, Head of Legal Department of Vivendi).
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