Claude Guillemot, co-founder of French online game firm Ubisoft, died Friday on the age of 69.
Based on French media (through Bloomberg), Guillemot died in a airplane crash within the French resort city of La Baule. He was one in every of two folks on the airplane, and each died.
Guillemot based Ubisoft in 1986 along with his 4 brothers. Since then, the corporate has printed Murderer’s Creed, Far Cry, Prince of Persia, the Tom Clancy online game collection, and lots of different titles. The household retains management of Ubisoft, with Gilmo’s youthful brother Eve nonetheless serving as CEO.
Mr. Guillemot was additionally chairman of Guillemot Corp., a producer of gaming and audio equipment.
“Ubisoft is deeply saddened to be taught that the group’s co-founder and Chairman of Guilmot, Claude Guilmot, has handed away in an accident,” Ubisoft mentioned in a press release. “Our ideas are along with his household and family members at this troublesome time. No additional bulletins will probably be made presently.”
