{"id":585914,"date":"2026-03-17T17:22:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/blizzard-hires-new-vice-president-of-culture-amid-ongoing-company-controversies"},"modified":"2026-03-17T17:22:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:22:33","slug":"blizzard-hires-new-vice-president-of-culture-amid-ongoing-company-controversies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/blizzard-hires-new-vice-president-of-culture-amid-ongoing-company-controversies\/","title":{"rendered":"Blizzard hires new vice president of culture amid ongoing company controversies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/blizzard-hires-new-vice-president-of-culture-amid-ongoing-company-controversies.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Blizzard has been in the news a lot recently, not only for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-near-deal-to-buy-call-of-duty-maker-activision-blizzard-report\">upcoming acquisition by Microsoft<\/a>, but also due to the multiple reports of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/state-of-california-sues-activision-blizzard-over-frat-boy-culture\">toxic workplace environment and allegations of sexual misconduct<\/a> that came to light last year. Then, in January, Blizzard boss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/blizzard-boss-lays-out-plan-to-rebuild-trust\">Mike Ybarra released a blog post<\/a> laying out the steps he said will &#8220;rebuild trust&#8221; in the developer. This included plans to hire new team members, whose roles would focus on improving the company&#8217;s workplace culture. <\/p>\n<p>Following the arrival of Activision Blizzard&#8217;s new chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/activision-blizzard-appoints-new-diversity-chief\">Kristen Hines<\/a> last month, Blizzard has welcomed Jessica Martinez as its &#8220;first Vice President, Head of Culture.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Martinez&#8217;s arrival will mark &#8220;part of [Blizzard&#8217;s] ongoing initiative to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace culture where people at every level can learn, grow and bring their most creative selves to their work,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.blizzard.com\/en-us\/blizzard\/23805078\/blizzard-entertainment-welcomes-jessica-martinez-as-vp-of-culture\">Blizzard<\/a> says.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/blizzard-hires-new-vice-president-of-culture-amid-ongoing-company-controversies\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/blizzard-hires-new-vice-president-of-culture-amid-ongoing-company-controversies\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blizzard has been in the news a lot recently, not only for its upcoming acquisition by Microsoft, but also due to the multiple reports of a toxic workplace environment and allegations of sexual misconduct that came to light last year. Then, in January, Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra released a blog post laying out the steps he said will &#8220;rebuild trust&#8221; in the developer. This included plans to hire new team members, whose roles would focus on improving the company&#8217;s workplace culture. Following the arrival of Activision Blizzard&#8217;s new chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer Kristen Hines last month, Blizzard has welcomed Jessica Martinez as its &#8220;first Vice President, Head of Culture.&#8221; Martinez&#8217;s arrival will mark &#8220;part of [Blizzard&#8217;s] ongoing initiative to create a more diverse,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/blizzard-hires-new-vice-president-of-culture-amid-ongoing-company-controversies\/\">Read 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