Discord appoints Activision Blizzard Exec Humam Saknini as CEO

middle Rumors The company is looking forward to the public subscription, the dispute hiring Former Vice President of Activision Blizzard Humam Sakhnini as CEO. The co -founder of Discord Jason Citron will leave his executive role thirteen years after the company.

Discord extends to games and social media – despite its initial appearance as a platform for multi -players online players to communicate, it has become a prominent platform on social media in its own rituals, as it grows to more than 200 million active users per month.

The company’s choice of appointing a new executive from within the game industry indicates that he sees its future in games more than social networks. Discord noticed in its press statement that the company “was re -focused on the roots of games” to explore the opportunities for income liquefy in micro transactions.

But the advertisement and small transactions are not exactly the music of the ears of the players. The appointment of SAKHNINI, along with the imminent public subscription, may make the company might move in a more beautiful direction for companies. Sakhnini was also the CEO of Activision Blizzard King, a mobile game developer that makes games like Candy Crush, which flourishes on ads and small transactions.

Citron will remain involved in Discord as a CEO and a member of the Board of Directors.

Citron looks to take a break after 13 years of operating a fast -growing startup. He said Adventure He wants to play Final Fantasy Vii Rebirth, Blue Prince and Baldur’s Gate III.