Co-founder of Ubisoft dies in Cessna crash near La Baule airport
Claude Guillemot, 69, co-founder of video-game developer Ubisoft, was killed along with a flight instructor when their twin-engine Cessna 421 crashed near La Baule-Escoublac Airport in western France.
Claude Guillemot, a 69-year-old co-founder of Ubisoft, died in a plane crash on Friday evening near La Baule-Escoublac Airport on France’s Atlantic coast. The twin-motor Cessna 421, which was carrying Guillemot and a licensed flight instructor, went down in a field shortly before landing, according to an airport official who spoke anonymously. Both occupants were experienced pilots and were killed in the accident, the mayor of La Baule, Franck Louvrier, said in a statement. An investigation into the crash has been opened.
Ubisoft confirmed Guillemot’s death but declined to provide further comment. Guillemot and his four brothers founded the company in 1986; Ubisoft is known for franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Rayman and Tom Clancy titles.