Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Killed in French Plane Crash
Claude Guillemot, 69, co-founder of Ubisoft, died on Friday when a twin-engine Cessna 421 crashed in La Baule, France, along with the only other occupant.
Claude Guillemot, a co-founder of French video-game company Ubisoft, died on Friday in a plane crash near La Baule on the Atlantic coast of France. Local newspaper Ouest-France reported that both occupants of the twin-engine Cessna 421 were killed.
Ubisoft confirmed the accident in a statement, expressing sympathy for Guillemot’s family and noting his role as president of the Guillemot Corporation. The company said no further comments would be made at this time.
Guillemot, 69, was one of four brothers who founded Ubisoft in 1986 and worked behind the scenes to develop the firm’s early mail-order software business. His brother Yves Guillemot continues to serve as Ubisoft’s chief executive, overseeing the company’s growth into a global gaming powerhouse.