“With the Company’s experienced leadership and passionate employees, I am confident that Unity is well-positioned to continue enhancing its platform, strengthening its community of customers, developers and partners, and focusing on its growth and profitability goals. “I am honored to join Unity as Interim CEO and President at this important time in its evolution,” Mr. He previously served as Senior Advisor and President at IBM, after joining through IBM’s acquisition of Red Hat, a leading provider of open source enterprise IT products and services, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer from 2008 to 2020. Whitehurst is a seasoned technology and public company executive. “I look forward to supporting Unity through this transition and following the Company’s future success.” “It’s been a privilege to lead Unity for nearly a decade and serve our employees, customers, developers and partners, all of whom have been instrumental to the Company’s growth,” Mr. I remain excited for the future of Unity.” Unity would not be where it is today without the impact of his contributions. “John has led Unity through incredible growth over the last nearly 10 years, helping us transition from a perpetual license to a subscription model, enabling developers to monetize, building other game services to serve our creator community, leading us through an IPO and positioning us as a pioneer in the developer community. John joined the Unity Board in 2013 and stepped in to lead the Company in 2014, at a time when we faced significant challenges,” Mr. “Working with Unity under John's leadership has been one of the highlights of my career. The Board will initiate a comprehensive search process, with the assistance of a leading executive search firm, to identify a permanent CEO. Riccitiello will continue to advise Unity to ensure a smooth transition. Roelof Botha, Lead Independent Director of the Unity Board, has been appointed Chairman. Whitehurst has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board. Unity (NYSE: U) (the “Company”), the world’s leading platform for creating and growing real-time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced that John Riccitiello will retire as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Whitehurst Appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer and PresidentĬompany Reaffirms Third Quarter 2023 GuidanceĬompany to Release Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results on November 9, 2023
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