Jade Raymond lascia Ubisoft

[Turrican3]

Ubisoft® Toronto Founder Jade Raymond Departs to Pursue New Opportunities
Toronto - 20 Oct 2014

Today, Ubisoft announced that after 10 years of collaboration, the company and Jade Raymond have agreed to pursue future opportunities separately. Alexandre Parizeau, a founding team member of the Ubisoft Toronto studio, replaces Raymond as managing director.

During her tenure at Ubisoft, Raymond was producer on the first Assassin's Creed® (2004-2007) and served as executive producer on Assassin's Creed® II (2008-2009), Watch_Dogs® (2008-2009) and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell® Blacklist (2010-2013). She also opened the Ubisoft Toronto studio and served as its managing director since 2009, a role she will turn over to Parizeau starting October 29. 

"I've spent 10 extraordinary years at Ubisoft, and I am proud to have been part of many of the best teams in the industry making truly remarkable games," said Raymond. "This is one of the hardest decisions of my career, but the Toronto studio is strong and on a solid path. I'm confident that now is a good time for me to transition leadership of the studio to Alex and to pursue my other ambitions and new opportunities. Stay tuned for more on what's next for me, but for now, I'd like to thank Ubisoft for its partnership through the years, and I wish them the very best in all their next endeavors."

With more than 15 years in the game industry, Parizeau has an impressive range of experience across many facets of the business. As a founding core member of Ubisoft Toronto studio, Parizeau is a proven and trusted team builder and leader. He also served as senior producer on Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell® Blacklist, and producer on Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction® and Rainbow Six® Vegas.  Parizeau will report to Yannis Mallat, CEO of Ubisoft Montreal and Toronto, and will oversee Toronto's continued role as a key contributor to the development of some of the biggest brands at Ubisoft, as well as a number of unannounced projects.   

"On behalf of Ubisoft, I'd like to thank Jade for her leadership and many contributions over the years, and wish her all the best in her next adventures," said Mallat. "The Toronto studio is a key part of the Ubisoft global network, and Alex has been at the heart of the studio's growth over the years. He was the obvious choice to lead this talented group of people as they continue to develop amazing games."

https://www.ubisoftgroup.com/en-US/press/detail.aspx?cid=tcm:99-179650-16&ctid=tcm:95-27313-32

Come da topic, quella che per molti è la "mamma" di Assassin's Creed lascia Ubisoft.
Al suo posto Alexandre Parizeau del quale, sinceramente, non avevo mai sentito parlare. :ciao:

[Bluforce]

All'epoca diventò un personaggio decisamente sovraesposto, vuoi anche per la sua "avvenenza".

Motivo per il quale dopo rientrò nei ranghi e si sono perse un po' le tracce di lei.

Naturalmente si augura ogni bene a chiunque intraprenda una nuova carriera.

[Turrican3]

Yep, di (belle) ragazze in questa industria ce ne sono davvero pochine quindi la Raymond non deve aver fatto molta fatica a svettare.

Devo dire però che non ho mai capito esattamente il suo reale peso, insomma se sia brava sul serio o no. Forse lo scopriremo adesso?