Former Activision Blizzard executive joins Yuga Labs as CEO
With Daniel Alegre on board, Yuga Labs is expected to ramp up its metaverse efforts. Previously, he held leadership positions at Google, Activision Blizzard, and Bertelsmann. Yuga Labs, the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and CryptoPunks NFT collections, has a new CEO: Daniel Alegre. The executive resigned as president and chief operating officer of the Gaming giant company Activision Blizzard to join the NFT startup on April 1. "Couldn't be more excited for this next chapter," he wrote on Twitter. Alegre was a key player in Activision Blizzard's growth in the past years, overseeing popular Gaming franchises like Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Candy Crush. Today is my last day as President and COO of Activision Blizzard. Thank you to the incredible teams who create truly epic games. Tomorrow I officially start at CEO of Yuga Labs. Couldn't be more excited for this next chapter. pic.twitter.com/eo3RfIyz0q — Daniel Alegre (@dalegre...