US EditionUbisoft Names Co-CEOs of Spinoff: Christophe Derennes, Charlie Guillemot Talk Plans for ‘Assassin’s Creed,’ ‘Rainbow Six’ and ‘Far Cry’
SEINE-SAINT-DENIS, ÎLE-DE-FRANCE, JUL 16 – Tencent invested $1.25 billion for a 25% stake in Ubisoft's new subsidiary to drive growth and autonomy for its top franchises amid company challenges.
- On March 27, 2025, Ubisoft announced its new subsidiary, naming Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as co-CEOs.
- After recent game failures and a drop in value, Ubisoft partnered with Tencent for a €1.16 billion investment, building an autonomous entity for Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six.
- Charlie Guillemot said “What matters now isn't my name, it's the work ahead,” Christophe Derennes brings over 35 years at Ubisoft as North America Managing Director, and the venture follows a $1.25 billion Tencent cash injection in March.
- Ubisoft is under fire for appointing its CEO’s son to lead the Tencent-backed subsidiary, earlier this month Serge Hascoët received an 18-month suspended sentence and $52,000 fine for harassment, and cost-cutting has included mass layoffs, studio closures and shutting down XDefiant.
- On track to finish by the end of 2025, the subsidiary will give development teams autonomy and agility to unlock iconic games' potential, and Charlie Guillemot said generative AI and cloud are expected to revolutionize game creation and player experiences.
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Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot Makes his Son Head of New Tencent Subsidiary After Family's Mismanagement and His Own Business Flops as Gaming World Cries Nepotism
In what many are calling a brazen display of nepotism that has left the gaming world fuming, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot—whose family has helmed the company's catastrophic decline—has installed his son, Charlie Guillemot, as co-CEO of a newly spun-off subsidiary controlling the publisher's crown jewel IPs. The post Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot Makes his Son Head of New Tencent Subsidiary After Family’s Mismanagement and His Own Business Flops as Ga…
The video game giant retains his family DNA with the appointment of the son and cousin of CEO Yves Guillemot at the head of this entity, who will manage the licences Assassins Creed or Far Cry.
Ubisoft Names Co-CEOs of Spinoff: Christophe Derennes, Charlie Guillemot Talk Plans for ‘Assassin’s Creed,’ ‘Rainbow Six’ and ‘Far Cry’
Ubisoft has set Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as the co-CEOs of the French video game company's new subsidiary.
Ubisoft CEO Makes His Son Co-CEO Of New Ubisoft
Earlier this year, Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft got $1.25 billion from Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent to spin off its most successful gaming franchises into a separate subsidiary. Now we know who’s running this new Ubisoft within Ubisoft: North American studios head Christophe Derennes and CEO Yves Guillemot’s…Read more...
Ubisoft names the company CEO's son Charlie Guillemot as co-CEO of new Tencent-funded subsidiary – 'What matters now isn’t my name, it’s the work ahead' - WorldNL Magazine
(Image credit: Ubisoft) Ubisoft has named the co-CEOs of its new subsidiary, Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot, the son of the publisher's current CEO, Yves GuillemotThe subsidiary's goal is to bring the Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six franchises "to their full potential"Charlie Guillemot has addressed the nepotism concerns, saying, "What matters now isn't my name, it's the work ahead"Ubisoft has announced the co…
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