Zynga Names Games and Entertainment Industry Veteran Gerard Griffin as Chief Financial Officer
September 29 2016 - 4:04PM
Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq:ZNGA), a leading social game developer, today
announced that the Company has appointed Gerard Griffin as Chief
Financial Officer effective immediately. Griffin will oversee
accounting, finance and investor relations, and will report
directly to Chief Executive Officer Frank Gibeau.
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“Gerard’s 25 years of financial experience and deep
understanding of the games, media and technology industries will be
instrumental to Zynga,” said Gibeau. “His disciplined financial
leadership and approach of working closely with teams to deliver
high margin digital revenue, coupled with his ability to navigate
business turnarounds, will help put us in a stronger position to
achieve long-term growth.”
Griffin, 49, brings to Zynga more than two decades of industry
experience in financial and operational management within the
gaming, media and technology sectors. Before joining Zynga, Griffin
spent more than 10 years at Electronic Arts, Inc., a global leader
in digital interactive entertainment. Most recently, he served as
Senior Vice President of Finance where he was the finance leader
for EA’s Studios, Marketing and Publishing organizations. Before
that, he spent more than six years in Geneva, Switzerland as Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer for EA International. In that
role, Griffin oversaw EA’s international finance functions and
served as the lead finance partner to EA's Chief Operating Officer
and Global Publishing organization.
Prior to joining EA, Griffin held a number of senior finance
roles domestically and internationally at technology and media
companies, including NBC and Primedia, as well as in public
accounting with KPMG.
“I’ve always had a passion for media and entertainment, and I’m
incredibly excited by Zynga’s unique ability to connect people
around the world through games,” said Griffin. “With a strong
portfolio of innovative IP, deep player relationships and
incredible talent, the company is well positioned to be a leader in
the growing mobile industry. I look forward to partnering
collaboratively with Frank and the rest of the team to deliver on
Zynga’s potential and long-term value through a player-first
approach to building great games.”
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.
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