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Activision Blizzard on Tuesday announced new leadership for Blizzard Entertainment group following a recent sex discrimination and harassment lawsuit filed by California s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and an employee walkout demanding better working conditions. Starting today, J. Allen Brack will be stepping down as the leader of the studio, and Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra will co-lead Blizzard moving forward, the video games goliath said in a letter to the Blizzard community.
An Activision Blizzard spokesperson confirmed to
The Register that Jessie Meschuk, the company s head of global human resources – a department accused in the aforementioned lawsuit of failing to take harassment complaints seriously – has also stepped down.
Activision Blizzard reported its second quarter financial results today, but only after addressing the recent lawsuit the company faces from California s Department of Fair Employment and Housing alleging it to be a breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women. We remain intensely focused on the well-being of our employees and we are committed to doing everything possible to ensure that our company has a welcoming, supportive and safe environment where all of our team members can thrive, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick said at the top of the company s press release announcing the results.
Later on in the release, Activision Blizzard included a section titled Commitment to a Safe Working Environment which struck a more conciliatory tone than the strident denials it initially offered in response to the lawsuit.
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As employees continue to condemn lawsuit response. Updated on 4 August 2021
Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick, along with a number of other senior executives, has spoken again as the company remains embroiled in controversy following the recent California Department of Fair Employment and Housing lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, discrimination, and a frat boy work culture at Blizzard.
Addressing investors during Activision Blizzard s Q2 2021 results call this evening, Kotick said, I want to start by making clear to everyone that there s no place in our company where discrimination, harassment, or unequal treatment of any kind will be tolerated. Nowhere. We so appreciate the current and former employees who ve come forward in past recent days with courage and I want to reiterate the commitments we ve made to you. Our work environment, everywhere we operate, will not permit discrimination, harassment, or unequal treatment. We will be