Head of Blizzard Entertainment resigns after company hit with discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit
The president of Activision’s Blizzard Entertainment is stepping down weeks after the corporate was hit with a discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit in California in addition to backlash from staff over the work setting. The state sued Activision Blizzard Inc. final month citing a “frat boy” tradition that has turn into “a breeding floor for harassment and discrimination in opposition to girls.”
The lawsuit alleges that feminine staff face fixed sexual harassment, that few girls are named to management roles and when they’re, they earn much less wage, incentive pay and whole compensation than male friends.
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick despatched a letter to staff after the lawsuit was filed, stating that the corporate was “taking swift motion to be the compassionate, caring firm you got here to work for and to make sure a protected setting.”
“There is no such thing as a place anyplace at our Firm for discrimination, harassment, or unequal therapy of any type,” he wrote.
On Tuesday it was introduced that J. Allen Brack was leaving the corporate in a letter from Activision Blizzard President and COO Daniel Alegre to staff. Brack joined Blizzard in January 2006 and held a number of management roles earlier than being named president in October 2018, based on the corporate’s web site.
The criticism alleges that way back to 2019, Brack had been informed that staff have been leaving the Santa Monica, California, firm due to rampant sexual harassment and sexism. It additionally alleged staff had approached the corporate’s human sources division with complaints of unfair pay and assignments.
Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra have been named co-leaders of Blizzard, sharing duty for improvement and operational accountability for the corporate, it mentioned Tuesday.
Oneal served as government vp of improvement at Blizzard, whereas Ybarra served as government vp & basic supervisor of platform and expertise.
“With their a few years of business expertise and deep dedication to integrity and inclusivity, I’m sure Jen and Mike will lead Blizzard with care, compassion and a dedication to excellence,” Alegre wrote.
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