Unity Technologies - Unity Announces Leadership Transition
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SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Unity (NYSE: U) (the “Company”), the world’s leading platform for creating and growing real-time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced that John Riccitiello will retire as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. James M. Whitehurst has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board. Roelof Botha, Lead Independent Director of the Unity Board, has been appointed Chairman. Mr. Riccitiello will continue to advise Unity to ensure a smooth transition.

    • Davel23@kbin.social
      27·
      9 months ago

      No one’s saying he needed it. But knowing how corporations work it’s quite likely he got a nice payout.

      • radix@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        9 months ago

        Paraphrasing from Money Never Sleeps:

        What’s your number? The amount of money you would need to just walk away from it and live. See, I find that everybody has a number, and it’s usually an exact number. So what is yours?

        More.

    • 30mag@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      9 months ago

      I don’t understand people who have money like that and just hop from one company to the next. If I got money like that, I’d start my own company.

      • Jo Miran@lemmy.mlEnglish
        5·
        9 months ago

        As someone with his own company I can assure you that you don’t. Life is a lot easier when it’s not your baby on the line. Do you think he’s going to lose sleep over Unity? Not even a little.

        • 30mag@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          9 months ago

          More stressful, but also more rewarding I imagine. Also, I don’t like being told what to do.

          • Jo Miran@lemmy.mlEnglish
            2·
            9 months ago

            Definitely. Still, if I had that much money, I would do something other than start a company to make more money. I’d try to accomplish something that helps others and makes this world suck a little less. Instead, I’ve focused my entire efforts towards the survival of myself and those close to me.

            • 30mag@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              9 months ago

              if I had that much money, I would do something other than start a company to make more money.

              I wouldn’t be trying to make more money. I see myself operating a small business related to hobbies. Maybe model airplanes or ham radio or something. Breaking even would be fine.