Ubisoft Appoints Virginie Haas as Chief studios Operating Officer as Christine Burgess-Quémard Retires

Ubisoft today announced that Virginie Haas, currently a board member of the Company, is appointed Executive Director, Chief studios Operating Officer and joins Ubisoft’s Executive Committee, effective September 1, 2020. Virginie Haas succeeds Christine Burgess-Quémard who will retire by the end of this year after more than thirty successful years at Ubisoft.

Virginie Haas brings to Ubisoft 30+ years of experience in new technologies and IT services industry, combining leadership positions in both Corporate and start-up businesses globally.  She has been serving on the Company’s Board of Directors since 2017.

Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, said: “I have worked closely with Virginie over the past three years, and I am delighted to welcome her to lead our production teams worldwide. She brings to the group proven leadership skills and broad experience in developing, transforming and managing fast-growing businesses. As a board member for the last 3 years, she is already familiar with our industry, our business model and with our culture. She has a strong expertise in the tech fundamentals driving our industry, notably including cloud computing, go-to-market services and digital transformation.”

Virginie Haas said: “It is an honor for me to join Ubisoft, succeeding Christine Burgess-Quémard and working with such talented and dedicated people around the world. I very much look forward to contributing to the next chapter.”

Christine Burgess-Quémard, a member of the Company’s Executive Committee, has been leading Ubisoft’s worldwide production efforts for more than two decades. She has been instrumental in the successful growth and development of Ubisoft, serving as one of the founding members who built it from a regional video game company to a world leader in interactive entertainment and services. Recognizing her contributions to and achievement in the video game industry, in 2018 Ms. Burgess-Quémard was honoured with the Women of the Year 2018 Award by the organization Women in Games.

Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, said: “After an exemplary career at Ubisoft, we wish Christine Burgess-Quémard all the best in her retirement. She joined us at the very beginning of our journey and has contributed immensely to the development of our group worldwide, to the creation of a unique portfolio of highly respected brands in the videogame industry and the expansion of our international footprint. Christine is an outstanding leader, with deep values and true ethics, a role model for the new generation of women leaders in the creative and tech industry. Everyone at Ubisoft joins me today to thank her deeply for her invaluable contribution to the group. We will miss her dearly”.

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