According to an internal Microsoft memoActivision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick will officially step down from his position on December 12 this year. Blizzard and King Vice Chairman Humam Sakhnini will also leave at the end of December. In addition, executives including Activision Blizzard Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer Lulu Meservey will also leave between January and March.
In addition, Activision Blizzard Vice President Thomas Tippl, Blizzard President Mike Ybarra, and King President Tjodolf Sommestad will continue to serve and report to Matt Booty, President of Microsoft Game Content and Studios. Most of the Activision Blizzard, Blizzard and King leadership teams have basically not changed much.
Activision Blizzard CEO Brian Bulatao, Chief Human Resources Officer Julie Hodges, Chief Financial Officer Armin Zerza, General Counsel Grant Dixton and others will report to their respective supervisors in Microsoft's gaming department.
Prior to this, Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft's Xbox business, revealed internally that Microsoft already owns 13 game content assets worth more than $10 billion, and the number of Xbox Game Pass subscribers has also set a new record. It is expected that Microsoft will continue to grow in the game market in the future. Therefore, he emphasized the need to maintain development advantages through organizational adjustments and a more transparent and accountable structure.
