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The situation that Activision Blizzard King experienced in recent years due to reports that revealed a lousy work environment and accusations of sexual harassment that prevailed in the company even at the managerial level. One of the main characters who were involved in these controversial times for this company will be leaving his position… but will continue in the company.
Activision Blizzard King announced that the executive Frans Townsend left his position in the company. According to the official statement, this corporate change took place today, October 1, and is part of the changes that are being made to continue the commitment to excellence in the workplace, obedience and governance in view of the completion of the acquisition. by Microsoft.
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Who is Frans Townsend from Activision Blizzard?
In case you don’t know Townsend, you should know that he was one of the most criticized members after the scandal of sexual harassment allegations in the company was revealed.
This was so because Townsend was the company’s executive vice president of affairs, chief compliance officer, and corporate secretary. She was in charge of issuing the company’s official response after the controversy, which served to make the controversy bigger, since it mentioned that one of the lawsuits against the company presented a “distorted and false image” of Activision that included “incorrect, old and out of context stories”, which was consistent with what Activision mentioned. In fact, a report revealed that the letter was actually made by Kotick.
Naturally, Townsend was the target of criticism to such an extent that he closed his Twitter account instead and many employees and followers of the company called for his resignation.
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Frans Townsend will remain at Activision Blizzard
This is not the first time Townsend has changed positions at the company. After the scandal, precisely in August 2021, the executive ceased to be the sponsor of the Activision-Blizzard-King Network, but she remained in the company as head of compliance.
But, just like last time, she won’t be completely disassociating herself from Activision Blizzard King, since she will remain as the main advisor to the Activision Blizzard King board of directors (and, by extension, Bobby Kotick, as the executive chairs it).
“Fran did an exceptional job — 4 jobs, in fact — with continually increasing responsibilities and the most exemplary work ethic. She tirelessly and successfully navigated a challenging time for the company with leadership, conviction and grace,” Kotick said in a statement. insider that the company spokesperson later shared with Kotaku.
Who will fill the position of Frans Townsend at Activision Blizzard?
Starting today, Jen Brewer and Luci Altman will be promoted. Brewer has more than 20 years of experience in the field and has been with the company for 10 years and as of today she will step down from her role as Senior Vice President of Ethics and Compliance to become Chief Executive Officer of Ethics and Compliance. Bren will report on her to Chief Administrative Officer Brian Bulatao.
For her part, Alman until today was the senior vice president of security and corporate governance after assuming the position of corporate secretary. This professional has only 1 year with the company, but she has more than 30 years of experience in the field, she will be a part of the completion of the deal with Microsoft and will report to general counsel Grant Dixon.
“Thank you for your shared commitment to the best work environment, your passion and unwavering dedication to improvement, which is how we will continue to make the best games in the world,” Kotick concluded.
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