Robert A. Kotick

Robert A. Kotick is an American businessman who served as CEO of Activision from 1991 and then Activision Blizzard from 2008 until his retirement in December 2023 following Microsoft's acquisition of the company. He acquired a stake in the nearly bankrupt Mediagenic, renamed it Activision, and rebuilt it into one of the world's largest video game publishers through studio acquisitions and the merger with Vivendi Games. He is best known for his 32-year tenure leading the company, during which Activision published major franchises including Call of Duty and oversaw the acquisition of King, the creator of Candy Crush.