Glu leaders depart Electronic Arts as EA Mobile sets mobile strategy

The top leaders of Glu Mobile, CEO Nick Earl and chief operating officer Eric Ludwig, have decided to leave Electronic Arts in late August. Their move comes at a time when the megapublisher has set in place a strategy to become a much bigger player in mobile games.

The exits come just a few months after EA completed its acquisition of Glu for $2.4 billion at the end of April. In some ways, it’s not a surprise. After EA bought Codemasters for $1.2 billion in December, the top executives of the racing game company also left their jobs. And EA’s mobile strategy is in the hands of Jeff Karp, who returned to EA in July 2020 after spending time away at firms such as Big Fish Games. EA also announced in July its plans to buy Golf Clash mobile game maker Playdemic for $1.4 billion.