Zynga Names Bernard Kim as President of Publishing
June 13 2016 - 4:05PM
Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq:ZNGA), a leading social game developer, today
announced that the Company has appointed Bernard Kim as President
of Publishing. He will report directly to Chief Executive Officer
Frank Gibeau effective immediately. Mr. Kim will oversee the
Company’s publishing division, which is responsible for how Zynga
brings its games and services to players through its network,
consumer insights, product management, marketing, user acquisition,
ad monetization, communications, business development and strategic
partnerships.
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“I’ve worked with Bernard over the years on some of gaming’s
biggest mobile titles. He’s been on the frontlines of major
platform shifts and business transitions over the last decade, and
I believe his experience in games and digital entertainment will
help accelerate our execution,” said Frank Gibeau, CEO of Zynga.
“Bernard is extraordinarily entrepreneurial and creative, and has a
deep understanding of player needs. At Zynga, he will focus on
driving more yield from our live services and go-to-market
investments for new titles. Bernard will also help reimagine how we
bring our products to life by blending consumer insights with
world-class publishing and growth strategies to deliver leading
social mobile games to our players.”
“Zynga has a phenomenal opportunity in front of it. The company
has proven brands, talented teams and the social DNA needed to
deliver truly unique mobile games to players,” said Bernard Kim,
President of Publishing at Zynga. “I’ve been a passionate gamer my
whole life and have been a fan of Zynga’s founding mission and
aspiration to connect the world through games. From Words With
Friends to FarmVille, Zynga has created franchises that have
introduced more than a billion people around the world to social
gaming. I’m very excited to work with Frank and the team to deliver
high-quality experiences that drive deeper long-term engagement
with mass market audiences.”
Mr. Kim, 40, is a mobile gaming and interactive entertainment
veteran with more than 15 years of experience. He spent nearly 10
years at Electronic Arts Inc., most recently as the company’s
Senior Vice President of Mobile Publishing. In that role, he
oversaw EA’s mobile distribution, strategy, product management,
analytics, network engagement, marketing, revenue demand planning,
business development, third-party publishing, mergers and
acquisitions and Sandbox. During his tenure at EA, he also led EA's
games division in Asia and helped bring EA franchises including Sim
City, Star Wars, The Sims, The Simpsons, Real Racing and EA SPORTS
to billions of players.
Prior to joining EA, Mr. Kim served as Director of Sales and
Channel Strategy at The Walt Disney Company, where he led sales and
retail for Disney Mobile.
About Zynga Inc.Since its founding in 2007,
Zynga’s mission has been to connect the world through games.
To-date, more than 1 billion people have played Zynga’s games
across Web and mobile, including FarmVille, Zynga Poker, Words With
Friends, Hit it Rich! Slots and CSR Racing. Zynga’s games are
available on a number of global platforms including Apple iOS,
Google Android, Facebook and Zynga.com. The company is
headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., and has additional offices
in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland and India. Learn more about
Zynga at http://blog.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter and
Facebook.
Press Contact:Stephanie Hessshess@zynga.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward looking statements relating
to, among other things, the appointment of Bernard Kim as our new
President of Publishing, the success of Bernard Kim in his new
role, our future operational plans, strategies and prospects, our
ability to blend consumer insights with world-class publishing and
growth strategies, our ability to deliver high-quality experiences,
and our ability to drive deeper long-term engagement with mass
market audiences. Forward-looking statements often include words
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results could differ materially from those predicted or implied and
reported results should not be considered as an indication of our
future performance.
More information about factors that could affect our operating
results is included under the captions "Risk Factors" and
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended March 31, 2016, copies of which may be
obtained by visiting our Investor Relations web site at
http://investor.zynga.com or the SEC's web site at
www.sec.gov. Undue reliance should not be placed on the
forward-looking statements in this press release, which are based
on information available to us on the date hereof. There is no
guarantee that the circumstances described in our forward-looking
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