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John Riccitiello is stepping down as CEO and president of Unity (investors.unity.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to c/games@lemmy.world

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Unity (NYSE: U) (the “Company”), the world’s leading platform for creating and growing real-time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced that John Riccitiello will retire as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. James M. Whitehurst has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board. Roelof Botha, Lead Independent Director of the Unity Board, has been appointed Chairman. Mr. Riccitiello will continue to advise Unity to ensure a smooth transition.

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[-] jeremy_sylvis@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah I can almost guarantee that the original plan was always for him to leave. He was going to be the scapegoat with a golden parachute, allowing the company to keep the unpopular changes while disbursing the bad publicity. It’s exactly what he did with EA too.

I hadn't considered that... fair point. Pay someone handsomely to take the immense PR hit and move on.