As first reported by Selection, Warner Bros. Interactive Leisure president David Haddad is stepping down after 12 years with the WB Video games division. Haddad will proceed working for the following three months as the corporate finds a successor and aids of their transition to the position.
WB Video games president David Haddad exits after 12 years
Though not implicitly said as a trigger for his or her exit, Haddad is stepping down after a reasonably disappointing 2024 for WB Video games. The corporate launched Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, MultiVersus, Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, and Batman: Arkham Shadow.
Save for the Batman VR recreation, all of have been critically deemed subpar, the most important disappointment being Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, which acquired its closing content material replace earlier this month. Regardless of the lackluster 12 months, Haddad says he’s “proud” of his work with WB Video games, and might be a “supporter” of the corporate’s future tasks.
“I’m so happy with all the pieces we’ve achieved collectively at Warner Bros. Video games throughout my time with the corporate,” Haddad mentioned. “It has been an absolute pleasure engaged on and constructing our iconic gaming franchises, and I’ll proceed to be an enthusiastic supporter of this proficient group’s future endeavors. I stay up for engaged on the following chapter of my profession and can all the time be glad about my time with Warner Bros. Video games.“
In an inside notice to the workers, Warner Bros. Discovery World Streaming and Video games CEO and president JB Perrette thanked Haddad for his work with the corporate. He confirmed that Haddad had particularly chosen this time when the corporate’s launch schedule is extra sparse.
“David has thoughtfully and purposefully chosen a time when our launch schedule is lighter which is able to assist reduce disruption to our ongoing tasks and strategic plans and permit this group to easily put together for its subsequent record-breaking title,” Perrette mentioned.
“I totally respect that notably after 12 years with the identical chief and boss, change will be laborious and uncomfortable (in our trade and at WBD we’ve got actually had our justifiable share)”, Perrette continued. “But it surely additionally brings alternative, an opportunity for wholesome new views, and the flexibility to create the following unbelievable chapter for our followers and enterprise… and I’m excited to embark on that with you.”
(Supply: Selection)
