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  Zynga hires Microsoft Xbox chief as CEO
Time: 04:53 EST/09:53 GMT | News Source: ZDNet | Posted By: Robert Stein

Don Mattrick has replaced founder Mark Pincus after being personally recruited to head the ailing games company. Mattrick, part of Microsoft since 2007 and credited with leading the team that created Microsoft's Xbox and developing the product into a globally popular console, will now act as CEO - but an interesting management system leaves questions as to who is actually in charge. The 49 year-old is at least, in name, chief executive officer. However, Zynga's management structure, comprised of two tiers, means that Pincus will hold on to 61 percent of voting rights as well as claiming the chief product officer position.

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