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Johanna Faries appointed new president of Blizzard

Faries will succeed Mike Ybarra, who left the company last week.
Donovan Erskine
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Last week, Microsoft laid off nearly 2,000 employees as part of restructuring following the completion of its Activision Blizzard acquisition last fall. One of the more notable departures from the company was Mike Ybarra, who previously served as the president of Blizzard Entertainment. Now, the company has appointed his successor in Johanna Faries.

Blizzard announced Johanna Faries as its next president in a blog post today. In the open letter, Faries references the mass layoffs that took place last week. “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.”

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Source: Activision Blizzard

Johanna Faries previously served as the general manager of the Call of Duty franchise for Activision, and worked at the NFL for over a decade. There was a bit of tension between leadership at Activision and Blizzard in recent years, and Faries seemingly acknowledges this in her letter. “Activision, Blizzard, and King are decidedly different companies with distinct games, cultures, and communities,” she wrote.

Johanna Faries will officially start as the president of Blizzard on February 5, 2024. For the latest Activision Blizzard news post-Microsoft acquisition, Shacknews has you covered.

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Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_

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