Today Blizzard Entertainment revealed that Johanna Faries will become the new president of Blizzard Entertainment. She will replace Mike Ybarra who is leaving the company. Previously Faries was the general manager of Call of Duty at Activision.
The head of studios at Microsoft Gaming, Matt Booty, has commented the following: ”Over the last few months, I’ve gotten to know Johanna and she has impressed me with her thoughtful, considerate and focused approach to leadership. Some of you may already know Johanna from her more than five years at Activision Blizzard King, most recently as General Manager of Call of Duty and her role as executive champion of ABK’s Black Employee Network.”
Johanna Faries herself had the following things to say:
With Faries leaving Activision, the Call of Duty maker has also revealed some changes to their staff. Matt Cox has been appointed as new GM of Call of Duty, Tyler Bahl is the new SVP of Activision Marketing and Natasha Tatarchuk is the new Chief Technology Officer at the company.
