Zynga (ZNGA) Talent Exodus Continues as Infrstructure Chief Leinwand Said to Depart
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If there's one thing you can say about Zynga's (Nasdaq: ZNGA) offices, it that they seem more spacious lately.
And, that's a bad thing for the recently IPO'd social gaming company.
According to reports out over the weekend, Zynga's infrastructure tech chief Allan Leinwand has left the company. Sources cited Leinwand's LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) profile update on the news.
The profile also notes that Leinwand is taking on a similar role at ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), an IT cloud automation service company.
Leinwand's departure ins just the latest in a string of executives departing Zynga. Recently, Chief Creative Officer Mike Verdu said he was leaving the company to start his own gaming company. Others who recently left include: COO John Schappert; general manager of CityVille Alan Patmore; Erik Bethke, a general manager who oversaw Mafia Wars 2; Ya-Bing Chu, a VP in Zynga’s mobile division; and Jeremy Strauser, a general manager.
Shares of Zynga are up ahead of the bell Monday.
And, that's a bad thing for the recently IPO'd social gaming company.
According to reports out over the weekend, Zynga's infrastructure tech chief Allan Leinwand has left the company. Sources cited Leinwand's LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) profile update on the news.
The profile also notes that Leinwand is taking on a similar role at ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), an IT cloud automation service company.
Leinwand's departure ins just the latest in a string of executives departing Zynga. Recently, Chief Creative Officer Mike Verdu said he was leaving the company to start his own gaming company. Others who recently left include: COO John Schappert; general manager of CityVille Alan Patmore; Erik Bethke, a general manager who oversaw Mafia Wars 2; Ya-Bing Chu, a VP in Zynga’s mobile division; and Jeremy Strauser, a general manager.
Shares of Zynga are up ahead of the bell Monday.
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