The Former Xbox VP Starts His New Position at Blizzard Soon
Former Xbox corporate vice president Mike Ybarra announced on Wednesday that he’ll be starting a new job at Blizzard Entertainment as an Executive Vice President and General Manager.
“I’m very happy to announce I’m joining [Blizzard Entertainment] as Exec. Vice President and GM starting 11/4 (will be at #blizzcon!),” Ybarra tweeted. “We will work with all our energy to serve gamers with incredible content and experiences. I can’t wait to be part of this team.”
Xbox head Phil Spencer gave his congrats to Ybarra for getting a new job, tweeting, “Congrats Mike, really happy for you and I know you’ll do great work at [Blizzard Entertainment].”
Ybarra announced his departure from Microsoft earlier this month after working there for nearly 20 years.
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