Chairman Larry Probst steps down as an active employee at Electronic Arts

Larry Probst, a longtime fixture at Electronic Arts, will step down as an employee of game publisher Electronic Arts on Jan. 1. He will move from executive chairman, which is an employee position, to non-executive chairman as 2015 starts.

Probst joined EA as vice president of sales in 1984. He became CEO after EA founder Trip Hawkins left to run 3DO. Probst was CEO of EA from 1991 to 2007. During that time, EA became one of the juggernauts of the game business.