The statement was issued by employee group A Better Ubisoft in response to the announcement today that Igor Manceau would succeed Serge Hascoët as the company’s chief creative officer, following allegations Hascoët had been a key propagator of toxic company culture.
A group of current and former Ubisoft employees has responded to the company’s appointment of a new chief creative officer, urging him and the company to provide a “meaningful response” to Ubisoft’s culture of “systemic discrimination, harassment, and bullying.”
“Currently, as it stands, the creative team at Ubisoft is composed of white people who are of uniform cultural backgrounds.”
Ubisoft’s editorial team has historically held a large amount of creative power at the company.