24 Apr
Zynga founder Mark Pincus has stepped down from his role as chief product officer to focus on serving as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the company has announced. “Founder Mark Pincus has decided to move on from his operational role as Chief Product Officer at Zynga to focus on serving as Chairman of […]
30 Jan
Zynga has announced that it plans to lay off around 314 employees, as part of cost-cutting measures. The company did not state where the jobs would be cut, however it did say it expects to generate savings of as much as $35 million in 2014 before taxes. Zynga also announced that it will be acquiring […]
25 Oct
Zynga has revealed that Clive Downie will become the company’s chief operating officer effective November 4th. Downie has previously served as CEO of mobile game company DeNA, and before that served as vice president of marketing at Electronic Arts for more than 15 years. While at EA, Downie managed several major franchises including FIFA, Need […]
14 Aug
Earlier today, All Things D reported that three top level executives at Zynga were making “abrupt departures” from the company. CEO Don Mattrick has since confirmed the departures in a memo which was distributed internally and also posted on the company’s blog. Mattrick said the three executives: Cadir Lee, chief technology officer; Colleen McCreary, chief […]