EA memo outlines top executive changes

New Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson has made his first management changes for the massive video game publisher since he was named top boss last week.

The changes are outlined in a memo that EA just distributed to employees. The memo was shared with GamesBeat via a source who asked for anonymity. Some of those details leaked out earlier today, but not all of them. The memo leaves some questions unanswered for now. The memo does not point out what title any particular executive has, but it does describe what their responsibilities will be. They will effectively all report directly to Wilson, which suggests, but does not explicitly spell out, that the chief operating officer role no longer exists. So far, we know of no major executive departures.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.