Johanna Faries is the new president of Blizzard Entertainment

Recently, Blizzard Entertainment and all of Microsoft saw a lot of changes with 1,900 employees being laid off and former President of Blizzard, Mike Ybarra stepping away. Today, the company named Johanna Faries as the new President of Blizzard Entertainment.

In an email sent to all employees, Faries confirmed her first official day won’t be until February 5, 2024, and is excited for what’s to come. Previously, Johanna Faries was the General Manager of Call of Duty at Activision and was a former executive at the NFL.

“Though my official first day with you all is February 5, I want to let you know immediately that it is an honor to join you next week in this new capacity. I do so humbly and in awe of all that Blizzard has stood for and delivered to the world for over thirty years. Today also brings some mixed emotions. The loss of talented teammates in recent days is hard to hold side-by-side with the immense excitement I feel about joining Blizzard – and building on the momentum you’ve created for Blizzard’s next chapter.”

On top of this move, Matt Cox is named the new General Manager of Call of Duty and Tyler Bahl is the new SVP of Activision Marketing. Natasha Tatarchuk is the new Chief Technology Officer at Activision. (Thanks Charlieintel)

What do you think of these major moves at Activision and Blizzard Entertainment?

Source: Blizzard