Don Mattrick Leaves Microsoft To Become CEO At Zynga

krkhan writes "It has been confirmed by Zynga that the head of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business, Don Mattrick, is taking over as the new CEO. Mattrick joined Microsoft in 2007 and has led the business during much of the lifespan of Xbox 360, as well as the launch of Kinect and pre-launch of Xbox One. Zynga shares jumped 12% following the news."

Re:Holy crap...

[drawfour]

He was the President of the IEB division. That's not a middle manager of any kind - he reported straight to Ballmer.