Schappert to Return to EA as COO; Pleasants to Head Playdom

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 18, 2009 - 12:53pm.

Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS) on Thursday named John Schappert as its new COO, following news that John Pleasants will leave the company to become the new CEO of social game developer Playdom. Schappert joined EA in 1991 and went on to lead many of the company's biggest game franchises, before leaving in 2007 to become the corporate vice president of Microsoft's interactive entertainment business. Pleasants, also the former president and CEO of Revolution Heath and Ticketmaster, will replace Playdom co-founder Dan Yue, who will become chief product officer.

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