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Xbox's first chief operating officer Helen Chiang leaves Microsoft just three months into the job
Eurogamer.net • • technology
Key Points:
- Helen Chiang, Xbox’s first-ever chief operating officer, is leaving Microsoft just three months after her appointment, confirmed by Xbox CEO Asha Sharma.
- Chiang had been with Microsoft for 21 years and previously led Minecraft, but no reasons for her departure were provided.
- The COO role was created in July as part of a major Xbox restructuring involving 3,200 layoffs and the departure of four studios.
- As part of the restructuring, studios Double Fine, Undead Labs, and Compulsion Games will become independent, while Ninja Theory faces closure after failed acquisition attempts.
- Xbox plans to redistribute Chiang’s responsibilities among other executives and will announce new COO leadership once finalized.
