Microsoft’s president of Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick is said to be leaving the company for a spot at Zynga, reports AllThingsD who cites multiple sources familiar with the situation.
It is unknown what role Mattrick will be taking at Zynga, but it’s heavily suspected to be the title of CEO, as well as working with the company’s current CEO, Mark Pincus. Last month, Zynga announced company wide changes, resulting in 18% of the staff being laid off and Pincus sending a note to all employees regarding the changes.
As for Don Mattrick, he recently announced the DRM changes to the Xbox One after claiming that they ‘listened to feedback’ and wanted to stay on the good side of the Xbox Community. An official announcement detailing Mattrick’s departure is said to occur as early as today.
This now begs the question, “Who will be replacing Mattrick at Microsoft?”
[…] Microsoft’s Don Mattrick reported to Be Leaving for Zynga Position […]
[…] Earlier today we reported that Microsoft’s Don Mattrick would be leaving the company in order to take on the CEO role at Zynga. We also said that an official announcement regarding the matter would come as soon as today. Well, lo and behold, here it is. Zynga has officially come out and announced Don Mattrick as the company’s new CEO, with former CEO Mark Pincus staying on as the Chief Product Officer. Mattrick’s new role as CEO and a member of the Board of Directors goes into effect on July 8th (next Monday). […]