Key Employees
Robert A. Kotick (age 48)
President and Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard
"Activision Robert Kotick has been the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Activision, Inc. since February 1991. Prior to Activision, Mr. Kotick was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Four Kids Entertainment Inc., a public company in the licensing and merchandising business. He was also a founder of International Consumer Technologies and acted as its President, as well as a Director, from its inception in 1986 to January 1995. Mr. Kotick currently serves on the Board of Directors of Yahoo. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for The Center for Early Education and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art."
Eric Hirshberg (age 42)
Chief Executive Officer of Activision Publishing
"Marketing and advertising industry veteran Eric Hirshberg is the Chief Executive Officer of the videogame company Activision Publishing (effective September 7, 2010.) In this role, Hirshberg oversees Activision Publishing's operational management including its studio, product development functions and consumer marketing activities. He assumes the position from Mike Griffith who was promoted to Vice Chairman of Activision Blizzard; Hirshberg reports to Thomas Tippl, Chief Operating Officer of Activision Blizzard.Hirshberg joined Activision from Deutsch LA, a full-service integrated marketing and advertising agency with more than a billion dollars in billings, where he most recently served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Creative Officer. During his 13 years leading the company, Hirshberg was responsible for building the Deutsch LA office into one of the most prominent and respected creative firms in the country with a reputation for creating noteworthy multimedia creative campaigns that have delivered great marketplace results, and are often adopted into popular culture."
Michael Morhaime (age 43)
President and Chief Executive Officer of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
"Co-founded Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., in 1991 and has been its President since Apirl 1998 & Chief Executive Officer since July 2008. Mr. Morhaime served as Vice President of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. Mr. Morhaime has served on the Vivendi Games executive committee since January 1999, when Blizzard Entertainment became a subsidiary of Vivendi Games. Mr. Morhaime holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles."
C.E.O. Wages
Robert A. Kotick - $1,007,000 (as of 1/1/2010)
Eric Hirshberg - $750,000 (as of 9/1/2010)
Michael Morhaime - $715,000 (as of 1/1/2010)
All information regarding wages can be found here.
Eric Hirshberg - $750,000 (as of 9/1/2010)
Michael Morhaime - $715,000 (as of 1/1/2010)
All information regarding wages can be found here.