Don Mattrick named Zynga's new CEO

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Don Mattrick has been named the new CEO of Zynga, the social games company just announced in a blog post. He starts next week.

"Going forward I'll continue in my role as Chairman and Chief Product Officer," said outgoing CEO Mark Pincus. "I'm excited to partner with Don and the rest of our team to return Zynga to its leadership role in inventing and growing Play as a core human experience."

Before his departure, Mattrick was the president of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business, handling products such as the Xbox One. Prior to Microsoft he served as president of worldwide studios at Electronic Arts.

Leaping from the frying pan into the fire, Mattrick will now have to pick up the pieces of Zynga, which has struggled with departures and sweeping layoffs.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/01/don-mattrick-named-zynga-s-new-ceo/

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imgurPosted:

ShadowBoltDashie
FPS_Ryan That is a really smart business move. Zynga is very successful. It might also tell us what he thinks about xbox one's success.


Zynga has kinda been going downhill. Not to the point where they should really feel "threatened" but it has been dropping.


I would be scared if I were them, their stock has dropped.

imgurPosted:

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BDB
RATF i don't think that he made a smart move.


He'll probably earn more then at Microsoft.


Doubt it. That company is going down.


That's true, Zynga is going down.

TaigaAisakaPosted:

FPS_Ryan That is a really smart business move. Zynga is very successful. It might also tell us what he thinks about xbox one's success.


Zynga has kinda been going downhill. Not to the point where they should really feel "threatened" but it has been dropping.

IlIuminatiPosted:

BDB
RATF i don't think that he made a smart move.


He'll probably earn more then at Microsoft.


Doubt it. That company is going down.

MentalistPosted:

RATF i don't think that he made a smart move.


He'll probably earn more then at Microsoft.

MentalistPosted:

Thats probably why he left Microsoft :)

imgurPosted:

lel
FPS_Ryan That is a really smart business move. Zynga is very successful. It might also tell us what he thinks about xbox one's success.


Something tells me it isn't going to be as successful as he thinks


No he won't be, Zynga is too different from his previous work.

imgurPosted:

Seems like a bad idea to me...He's too new.

RuinsPosted:

i don't think that he made a smart move.

neboPosted:

FPS_Ryan That is a really smart business move. Zynga is very successful. It might also tell us what he thinks about xbox one's success.


Something tells me it isn't going to be as successful as he thinks


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