Ubisoft executive Maxime Beland has resigned from his position on the companys editorial team following allegations of assault and unwanted sexual advances. Beland had actually formerly been suspended pending the outcome of an internal examination, and the investigation is continuing in spite of his departure.
Ubisoft verified Belands resignation in a declaration to GameSpot, adding that VP of editorial and creative services Tommy François has been positioned on disciplinary leave as a second investigation is carried out and one worker from Ubisoft Toronto had actually been fired outright.
View Dogs item and brand marketer Andrien Gbinigie, who was accused of sexual attack in June, worked out of the Ubisoft Toronto location. However, Ubisoft did not verify if he was the worker in question.
“Ubisoft will not endure workplace misbehavior and will continue taking disciplinary actions versus anybody who participates in harassment, discrimination, and other behaviors that infringe on our Code of Fair Conduct,” the company included.
Beland had gone back to Ubisoft in early 2020 after briefly transferring to Epic Games. Prior to this, he functioned as an imaginative director at Ubisoft Toronto. His projects included Splinter Cell Conviction and Splinter Cell Blacklist, in addition to assistance work on the Far Cry series.
CEO Yves Guillemot revealed today that the company would be going through a structural shift in order to alter its company culture, consisting of the consultation of a brand-new head of workplace culture along with using an external consulting company to examine its procedures.
The news is the most recent in a growing list of departures stemming from claims of sexual abuse in the game market. Evo Online, a combating video game competition currently serving as a replacement for the canceled Evo 2020, was ditched this week following the firing of president Joey Cuellar for supposed abuse of underage young boys.
Ubisoft Executive Resigns Following Abuse And Assault Allegations – GameSpot
