Hasbro once again looked to Microsoft for the hire.
Hasbro has hired Microsoft executive Cynthia Williams as President of Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming, taking over when current WotC CEO Chris Cocks ascends to become CEO of Hasbro on February 25.
Williams was General Manager & Vice President at Microsoft, most recently of the Gaming Ecosystem Commercial Team. Prior to Microsoft, she spent 11 years at Amazon working on Fulfilled by Amazon, where she was the division’s first CFO and COO, finishing as General Manager and Vice President – FBA Business and Operations.
Also, it was announced Tim Fields, who is coming in as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital Gaming. A 26-year veteran of the video game business, Fields recently had a five-year stint as CEO of mobile gaming studio Kabam Games, producers of Marvel Contest of Champions and other AAA games.
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