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Blizzard's president is stepping down and leaving the company amidst discrimination lawsuit

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Two weeks ago, the State of California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, pertaining to the company allegedly treating its female employees poorly. Amidst the legal problems and criticisms being aimed at Blizzard, their president, J. Allen Brack will be stepping down from his role after serving 15 years with the company. Taking his place will be Mike Ybarra and Jen Oneal, the former of which used to be the VP of Xbox, while the latter is a woman who led Vicarious Visions, who was acquired by Blizzard earlier this year after being owned by Activision since 2005.

Both leaders are deeply committed to all of our employees; to the work ahead to ensure Blizzard is the safest, most welcoming workplace possible for women, and people of any gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or background; to upholding and reinforcing our values; and to rebuilding your trust. With their many years of industry experience and deep commitment to integrity and inclusivity, Jen and Mike will lead Blizzard with care, compassion, and a dedication to excellence. You’ll hear more from Jen and Mike soon.
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Xzi said:
I'm not even suggesting that he was primarily responsible in any of the accusations that may or may not turn out to be true, only that he was aware of some of it happening under his roof.
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I'm sure that he's skimmed through reams of complaints, as every executive does. Not entirely sure what's expected of him in this regard considering such matters are delegated to more appropriate departments, this isn't something a CEO should handle. Large companies have HR teams for this kind of thing, so it's a failure of the department, if anything.
 

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