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Eric Brown ("EA"), tendered his resignation.
altair4
Member Posts: 158
Well, might not be Swtor related, but it also might be. Not the best of signs, but maybe just a change for other reasons.
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Gah @ US corporate titles like "Chief Accounting Officer"
You'd almost expect that to come with a uniform.
My brand new bloggity blog.
Who says it doesn't?
People that high up the ladder don't wear uniforms.. they are "above" that.
Everything creates huge amounts of negativity on the internet, that's what the internet is for: Negativity, porn and lolcats.
Anyone high up leaving EA is a good thing if you ask me. That goes for the majority of MMOnstrosity corporations too.
"Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever." - Noam Chomsky
Maybe he wasn't making enough money...
Compensation for 2010
Salary
$600,000.00
Bonus
$0.00
Restricted stock awards
$2,201,680.00
All other compensation
$4,005.00
Option awards $
$0.00
Non-equity incentive plan compensation
$315,000.00
Change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings
$0.00
Total Compensation
$3,120,685.00
Or not. Maybe retiring?
Eric F. Brown
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Electronic Arts, Inc.
Redwood City , CA
Sector: TECHNOLOGY / Multimedia & Graphics Software
Officer since April 2008
Director , Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
Foster City , CA
Sector: TECHNOLOGY / Computer Peripherals
46 Years Old
Probably not. Who knows...
Source: http://people.forbes.com/profile/eric-f-brown/28829
Promotion, CFO & COO
Eric Brown, who has been EA's CFO since 2008, will become Polycom's CFO and chief operating officer starting on February 21.
EA has been shifting its video game business from games on physical discs to digital platforms in recent years. It acquired PopCap games in a deal worth up to $1.3 billion last summer.
A source close to the matter said that Brown was not pushed out and that he left for Polycom because he wanted a more operational role.
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/08/us-electronicarts-idUSTRE8172AI20120208
And? He got a job somewhere else. Why make something as normal as that into an anti-swtor troll thread?
"Brown's last day at the company will be next Friday, February 17. The following Tuesday he will start his new role as both the CFO and COO of communications company Polycom."
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/40196/EA_CFO_Eric_Brown_resigns.php
Getting out before the share prices plummet maybe?
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No it's not, someone having that stated position is though.
Maybe not a full uniform.. but a fancy hat...
Stock has taken a beating since the "good" news about TOR.
Ofc - a lot of pieces to consider, but overall you don't want the company that runs your MMO to be struggling.
Sounds like he's simply moving on to me. Besides, if it was something product wise that investors were unhappy about it is normally the CEO that is asked to fall on his sword not the CFO.
CFOs usually get taken to task on bad investment or financial decisions such as mismanaging cash flow, mishandling loans, or inept forecasts.
1. For god's sake mmo gamers, enough with the analogies. They're unnecessary and your comparisons are terrible, dissimilar, and illogical.
2. To posters feeling the need to state how f2p really isn't f2p: Players understand the concept. You aren't privy to some secret the rest are missing. You're embarrassing yourself.
3. Yes, Cpt. Obvious, we're not industry experts. Now run along and let the big people use the forums for their purpose.
Now maybe these idiots won't build it again the exact same way with the same exposed ventilation shaft...
"I am not in a server with Gankers...THEY ARE IN A SERVER WITH ME!!!"
Don't worry. They'll be the first to go...
someone making that much money a year who isn't ME is obscene.
There fixed.
I admit i could be wrong, but I'd be willing to bet things would look quite different seen from the other side of the glass.
As to a corp suit leaving, so what. Either he got a bigger better deal, was forced out quietly due to some type of disgrace, or deicded to retire and sleep on a giant bed made of money. None of that is going to change anything as one of the business school clones will step up to take his place.
"Gypsies, tramps, and thieves, we were called by the Admin of the site . . . "
I'd agree however:
Sector: TECHNOLOGY / Multimedia & Graphics Software
Is rather telling given the graphics "bug" SWTOR has.
Just my 2 cents..........
It is obscene when there are people out on the streets who cant even feed themselves. no one needs that much money.
Always will be poor no matter how much $$$ you throw at them, don't derail the thread please.
who cares about this guy everyone that high up in the corporate world is a vampire anyway, they just take with very little contribution.
don't derail the thread please? haha says the person who originally quoted it. get off your high horse.
I'd add the caveat that it's obscene for what he does...making video games. But then again I think a lot of entertainment professionals are over-valued and over-compensated, whilst the more important work in our society, like firefighting, police, and teaching, aren't paid enough.
But hey, that's my opinion.
As to the OP? Molehill meat Mountain.
Stay on topic please.
Whar are you talking about. The stock dropped a bit, same as every other video game companies did after they released Q4 results. It was a bad 4th quarter all around. It also bounced back rather quickly when it was realize TOR beat sales expectations.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/qualcomm-ea-zynga-lead-tech-gains-2012-02-02
You guys would make an excellent spy network.
EA bought company , E.B got position fo CEO of this company.
Seem like promotion if anything...