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Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies in Plane Crash at Age 69
Claude Guillemot, 69, died Friday when the Cessna 421 he was piloting crashed near La Baule-Escoublac Airport in western France. A flight instructor on board was also killed.
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Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft, died Friday, June 19, when the twin-motor Cessna 421 he was piloting crashed in a field short of the runway at La Baule-Escoublac Airport near La Baule, France. He was 69. A flight instructor traveling with him was also killed.
Both pilots were licensed and experienced, according to Mayor Franck Louvrier. The plane went down Friday evening on the Atlantic coast. An airport official told The Associated Press the aircraft crashed in a field short of the runway.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to be publicly named. An investigation into the cause of the crash is underway. Ubisoft confirmed Guillemot’s death. , in an accident.
Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time. ” Guillemot and four brothers founded Ubisoft in 1986. The brothers were Yves, Claude, Gerard, Christian and Michel. Claude Guillemot was chairman and CEO of Guillemot Corporation.
The public face of Ubisoft has been Yves Guillemot, who serves as the company’s CEO and chairman. The company produces the Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Rayman, and Tom Clancy game franchises.
