Ubisoft’s chief creator officer, Serge Hascoët, has resigned. CEO and co-founder of Ubisoft, Yves Guillemot, will cover the post as the company looks for a replacement.
The news came via a statement from the company that also confirmed that head of Ubisoft’s Canadian studios, Yannis Mallat, “will be stepping down”, along with global head of HR, Cécile Cornet, who “believes [stepping down] is in the best interest of the Company’s unity”.
The full statement – which is entitled “Ubisoft announces departures and reaffirms its commitment to implementing significant change in its workplace culture” – is as follows:
“Today, Ubisoft announced several significant personnel changes that are a part of the comprehensive work the Company is doing to improve and strengthen its workplace culture. These departures come following the initiation of a rigorous review that the Company initiated in response to recent allegations and accusations of misconduct and inappropriate behaviour.