Claude Guillemot, one of many co-founders of Ubisoft, has died in an plane crash, the corporate has confirmed.
Guillemot, 69, co-founded the Murderer’s Creed and Rainbow Six writer together with his 4 brothers in 1986. Yves Guillemot is the CEO and chairman of Ubisoft.
Claude was the president and CEO of Guillemot Company, an organization specializing in gear and equipment for PCs, cell units, and consoles.
On Saturday, Ubisoft confirmed that Claude was concerned in a light-weight plane crash in La Baule, which left two folks lifeless. On June 19, an plane registered to Guillemot crashed in a discipline close to La Baule airport.
Confirming the data to Ouest-France, Ubisoft said that “it was with deep disappointment that we discovered of the dying of Claude Guillemot, co-founder of the Group and President of Guillemot Company, in an accident. Our ideas are together with his household and family members throughout this troublesome time.”
Ubisoft’s origins started in farming, when the 5 Guillemot brothers – Christian, Claude, Gérard, Michel, and Yves – helped with agriculture gross sales, distribution, accounting, and administration with their dad and mom in Brittany, France, earlier than college.
After graduating, the brothers diversified to promote different agricultural merchandise, and Claude started by promoting CD audio media. Later, the brothers expanded to computer systems and software program, together with video video games.
Ubi Smooth Leisure was based by the brothers on March 28, 1986. The title “Ubi Smooth” was chosen to characterize “ubiquitous” software program.
