Dennis Durkin Named Chief Financial Officer of Activision Blizzard

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

announced today that Microsoft veteran Dennis Durkin has been named Chief Financial Officer of the company, reporting to Bobby Kotick, Chief Executive Officer. Durkin assumes the position from Thomas Tippl, who has been serving in the Chief Financial Officer position on an interim basis since his promotion to Chief Operating Officer in 2010. As the company's Chief Operating Officer, Tippl will continue to oversee Activision Publishing's and Blizzard Entertainment's operational activities as well as the company's Strategic Planning, Global Sales and Supply Chain, IT, Legal and Human Resources departments.