The news has just fallen J. Allen Brack, the president of Blizzard leaves his post and the publisher publishes a long ticket to explain the situation you can find the translation by us below:
To all members of the Blizzard community,
We want to inform you of an important change of direction at Blizzard Entertainment. From today, J. Allen Brack leaves the direction of the studio, and Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra will codeirect Blizzard in the future . Jen joined Blizzard in January as Executive Vice President of Development, where she assured the management and support of the development of Diablo and Overwatch franchises. Jen is the former Director of Vicarious Visions (which is now part of Blizzard Entertainment). After many years at XBOX, Mike joined the company in 2019 as Executive Vice President and Director General of the Platform and Technology, where he supervised the evolution of Battle.net and our organization development services.
Jen and Mike have more than three decades of experience in the game industry two. In the future, they will share the responsibilities of the development of the games and operations of the company. The two leaders are deeply committed to all our employees, towards the work to be done so that Blizzard is the safest and most welcoming workplace for women and people of any gender, any ethnic origin, of Any sexual orientation or origin **, towards the maintenance and strengthening of our values and the restoration of your trust.
With their many years of experience in the sector and their deep commitment to integrity and inclusion, Jen and Mike will lead Blizzard with care, compassion and dedication to excellence. You will soon know more about Jen and Mike.
The following is a message from J. Allen Brack: "_I am convinced that Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra will bring the leadership that Blizzard needs to realize his full potential and that they will accelerate the pace of change. I think they will be with passion and enthusiasm and you can trust them to lead with the highest levels of integrity and engagement vis-à-vis the components of our culture that make Blizzard so special. "
_ _ENFIN, thank you all to be part of the Blizzard community, and your passion and determination for safety and equality for all.
This is an announcement that comes to shake the world of video game again, and more particularly Activision Blizzard. Given the magnitude of the crisis currently traversing the publisher, it was obvious that changes would hit the management team. And if J. Allen Brack officially leaves his position to "pursue other opportunities," the way that Activision Blizzard do to present things suggests that he is moving here with a good and quiet limogeage.
Note that the editing giant takes advantage of two people from the "Old Blizzard" to this new position. In addition, it is interesting to emphasize that Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra inherit here from the post of "Coleaders" and not "presidents." This way does not present things is not innocuous given the importance given to organizational charts in large American groups.
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