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Call of Duty EVP Rob Kostich has been appointed president of Activision.

Activision Blizzard CFO Dennis Durkin will also serve as president for the company’s Emerging Businesses.

Each of Activision Blizzard’s major divisions (King, Activision, Blizzard Entertainment) have seen leadership changes in recent months.

Activision Blizzard has announced new leadership appointments, naming Call of Duty executive vice president and general manager Rob Kostich president of Activision, and CFO Dennis Durkin president of Activision Blizzard’s Emerging Businesses, in addition to his current role.

Kostich has served as franchise lead for Call of Duty for the last decade and is an Activision veteran of nearly 15 years. He oversaw the growth of Call of Duty esports, including the introduction of the Call of Duty World League. According to the announcement, Kostich’s role as president will be to “oversee strategy and operations, including game development, for the operating unit.”

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Last week, Durkin returned to his previous role as CFO of Activision Blizzard following the termination of former CFO Spencer Neumann, who was subsequently hired by Netflix. Durkin’s role has now been expanded to serve as president of Emerging Businesses, a position which oversees operations of multiple divisions, most notably Activision Blizzard Esports Leagues, which was created in 2018.

These new leadership appointments continue the restructuring of Activision Blizzard’s division leadership which began with Mike Morhaime stepping down as president of Blizzard Entertainment . Morhaime was succeeded by former World of Warcraft executive producer J. Allen Brack. Last week, Blizzard Entertainment CFO Amrita Ahuja left the company to take the CFO position at Square Inc.