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Peter Moore is to become Executive Vice President and Chief Competition Officer for EA, heading the firm’s new EA Competitive Gaming Division (CGD), CEO Andrew Wilson has announced.
Wilson says that the move is the firm’s “latest step in our journey to put our players first”, and that it will “enable global eSports competitions in our biggest franchises including FIFA, Madden NFL, Battlefield and more”.
EA CGD will focus on three pillar elements:
Competition – To create highly-engaging competitive experiences with its games, officially supported by Electronic Arts.
Community – To celebrate, connect and grow its community of players across all levels of expertise.
Entertainment – To develop live events and broadcasting that bring the spectacle of competition to millions of people around the world.
Wilson believes Moore – who will continue in his role at COO through to the end of March 2016 – is the perfect person for the new role.
“There is no one better in our industry to lead this new effort than Peter,” said Wilson. “He was an early pioneer in championing competitive gaming programs, such as the FIFA Interactive World Cup and the EA SPORTS Challenge Series, and Peter’s personal passions for the player experience, sports and competition, make him a tremendous leader for this new division. Peter’s team will partner with our development studios, marketers and publishing teams to bring this new platform to life.”
“As a longtime champion of competitive gaming, bringing this to life at EA is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me,” commented Moore.
He added: “I know the amazing passion that players globally have for competition & EA games. I can’t wait to get started!!”
Joining Moore is Todd Sitrin in the role of senior vice president and GM of the CGD. The EA veteran will lead strategy and operations for the CGD, working closely with EA’s development studios with the aim of creating an exciting competitive platform in its games.
Further details about the CGD will be shared in the coming months.
Source: EA
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