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Ubisoft Cofounder Claude Guillemot Dies in Plane Crash Near La Baule
Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft and chairman of Guillemot Corporation, died when his Cessna 421 crashed near La Baule aerodrome in western France on Saturday.
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Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft and chairman of Guillemot Corporation, died in a plane crash near the aerodrome of La Baule, Loire-Atlantique, in western France. m. local time, according to Ouest-France.
Two passengers on board the aircraft were killed. Ubisoft confirmed the death in a statement provided to Newsweek on Saturday. “Ubisoft has learned with profound sadness of the death of Claude Guillemot, co-founder of the Group and Chairman of Guillemot Corporation, in an accident,” the company said.
Guillemot owned the Cessna 421 twin-engined business-type aircraft involved in the crash. A source close to the investigation told Ouest-France that Guillemot was at the plane’s controls. “Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time,” Ubisoft stated.
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