Marc Pincus Steps Down From All Operational Roles at Zynga
The social gaming giant Zynga founder Marc Pincus has stepped down from all operational roles saying ““Ultimately a Ship Is Better With One Captain”.
The announcement was made on Wednesday. Pincus will assume the role of company Chairperson.
Pincus stepped down from his CEO position last year.
“I had wanted to stay on doing the product role for a while, because I wanted to put my hands on the product and make sure the company continued to also pursue its social mission,” said Pincus. “Don and some of the existing team and new people really embraced that and, so, ultimately a ship is better with one captain putting a hand on the wheel.”
Zynga operates the largest free-to-play online poker room.
“I am going to invest in ideas that I think can be breakthrough products, and I don’t feel any burning need to go out and start a company,” he said, adding that he was still interested mostly in the consumer Internet space. “I want to do things that are more organic, because that’s where Zynga started.”
- Aaron Goldstein, Gambling911.com
