Activision Blizzard has appointed a former CIA Director of Operations to the managing position
Brian Bulatao became the new administrative director of Activision Blizzard. Previously, he was the CIA’s Director of Operations and worked in the Donald Trump administration. The company itself did not announce the appointment publicly.Brian Bulatao (source: Exchanges Photos)
Yesterday Activision Blizzard announced the promotion of Blizzard’s commercial director Armin Zerza.
Now he has become the financial director of the entire company. However, the publisher did not mention the second appointment in his announcement.
Kotaku has
gained access to emails in which Bobby Kotick introduced Brian Bulatao as the new administrative director of Activision Blizzard. The CEO of the company noted the military background of the new manager, his extensive experience and participation in initiatives aimed at supporting talent and inclusivity. At Activision Blizzard, Bulatao will be engaged in the Call of Duty Endowment charity initiative, which is aimed at helping veterans of the US and UK armed forces. He will also be responsible for the areas of corporate social responsibility, including employee relations, IT and physical security issues.In the Trump administration, Bulatao worked under the direct supervision of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and before that he served as the CIA’s Director of Operations. During his civil service, he was repeatedly criticized — including accusations of bullying and overstating expenses for things unrelated to foreign policy (for example, charity dinners and election events).
Bulatao is not the first politician to come to work at Activision Blizzard. In early March, the company hired Frances Townsend as Director of Regulatory Compliance. From 2004 to 2008, she was an adviser on internal security and counterterrorism in the George W. Bush administration. Bush).