Activision Blizzard Taps Google Exec as New President and COO

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) announced on Wednesday the appointment of Google executive Daniel Alegre as its new President and Chief Operating Officer, effective April 7. This news came about a month after the video game powerhouse announced a multiyear deal with Alphabet that made Google Cloud its preferred cloud host for online gaming, and gave YouTube exclusive broadcasting rights for Overwatch League, Call of Duty League, and other esports events.

Activision Blizzard describes Alegre as someone with "decades of global experience in entertainment and technology and a consistent record of driving revenue growth at Google." He will be in charge of the company's three business segments -- Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment, and King Digital Entertainment -- and will report directly to CEO Bobby Kotick.

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