Mark Skaggs, under whose leadership FarmVille and Empires & Allies were created, is leaving Zynga after 7 years of working for the company. Information about this appeared on the VentureBeat resource.
According to Zynga representatives, the company is parting with Skaggs on a friendly note. The CEO of the company, Mark Pincus, thanked the former employee for years of service with a letter, VentureBeat reports.
Skaggs has not yet decided what he will do next. According to Pinkus, he will devote some time to friends and family, and then decide in which area to apply his skills. Catherine De Leon will lead the team that is working on Empires & Allies.
In addition to the dismissal of Skaggs, other personnel changes are taking place at Zynga. The company hires Laura Revenko for the position of General Director of HR.
Skaggs began collaborating with Zynga in 2008. He served as Senior Vice President in the Games Department (SVP of Games). In 2009, he led a team that worked on the creation of FarmVille, CityVille and Empires & Allies.
Source: http://venturebeat.com
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