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EA promotes Laura Miele to head of global publishing as Peter Moore moves to esports role

Video game giant Electronic Arts announced today that Laura Miele will be the company’s new executive vice president of global publishing. The job is a new position, but she takes over from former chief operating officer Peter Moore, who will start the new quarter as EA’s full-time chief competition officer, which means he’s the head of esports.

Laura Miele is EVP of global publishing for EA.
Laura Miele is EVP of global publishing for EA.

The announcement is interesting from a few angles. Miele will be one of EA’s highest-ranking female executives at a time when the industry is having serious discussions about diversity and inclusion. Miele has held roles in publishing, marketing, and analytics at EA.

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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.