# Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Was Once Reviled by Gamers. Now He's Joining Skydance's Board of Directors

> Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, who stepped down from running the Call of Duty publisher after Microsoft completed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision-Blizzard-King, is joining David Ellison's board of…

- **Source:** [Ign](https://www.ign.com/articles/ex-activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-joins-skydance-board-of-directors-following-wb-paramount-merger?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac5935eb842f767a47321a9)
- **Published:** 2026-10-07
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #microsoft
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6ac5935eb842f767a47321a9

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