Activision Blizzard employees launch petition urging CEO to resign
CBSN
More than 1,330 employees at video game maker Activision Blizzard have signed a petition calling for the resignation of longtime CEO Bobby Kotick, who has been accused of ignoring complaints of alleged sexual harassment from female workers.
Among the signers are game animators, artists, designers and testers across the Activision, Blizzard and King divisions. The workers said in a statement Friday that they no longer have confidence in Kotick and that his alleged mishandling of sexual harassment cases runs "counter to the culture and integrity we require of our leadership," the employees said.
"We ask that Bobby Kotick remove himself as CEO of Activision Blizzard and that shareholders be allowed to select the new CEO without the input of Bobby, who we are aware owns a substantial portion of the voting rights of the shareholders," the employees said in the petition.
