Zynga Names Phuong Phillips as Chief Legal Officer
September 27 2017 - 4:05PM
Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq:ZNGA), a leading social game developer, today
announced that the Company has appointed Phuong Phillips as Chief
Legal Officer effective Monday, September 25. Phillips will oversee
all legal affairs and government relations for the Company, and
will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Frank Gibeau.
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“I’m excited to welcome Phuong to Zynga. She has a proven track
record of navigating complex and evolving industries, while working
closely with teams to drive positive business outcomes,” said
Gibeau. “We look forward to bringing Phuong’s experience across
corporate affairs, mergers and acquisitions, and governance to
Zynga’s Legal team.”
Phillips brings to Zynga nearly 15 years of technology and clean
energy industry legal experience. Prior to joining Zynga,
Phillips served as Associate General Counsel for Tesla, Inc., where
she managed the post-acquisition integrations of SolarCity Corp.
and Grohmann Engineering. Before that, Phillips spent more than six
years at SolarCity, a multi-billion dollar clean energy company. As
SolarCity’s Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Head of
Corporate and Securities, Phillips advised on matters including
M&A, board and corporate governance, securities offerings and
compliance, SEC reporting and internal policies. Phillips also
served as the lead attorney for SolarCity during its 2016
acquisition by Tesla.
“I’m incredibly proud to join Zynga in its mission to connect
the world through games, and work with Frank and the leadership
team on the Company’s next chapter,” said Phillips. “Zynga’s
passionate employees, combined with its popular forever franchises
like Words With Friends, Zynga Poker and CSR2,
make it one of the most dynamic mobile gaming companies around. I’m
excited to lead Zynga Legal, and partner with teams across the
Company to deliver players their favorite social mobile gaming
experiences.”
Before joining SolarCity, Phillips spent more than seven years
as a Corporate Attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
where she represented a wide range of technology and emerging
growth companies on corporate governance, public reporting,
securities laws, venture and private equity financing, M&A and
IPOs.
Phillips also currently serves as the Director of Operations for
the Straubel Foundation, a charitable organization focused on
global sustainability, education and science.
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, India and Finland. Learn more about Zynga
at http://blog.zynga.com or follow us
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Press Contact Kelly Pakula415-254-4462
kpakula@zynga.com
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