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TECHNOLOGY: MIKE YBARRA

PRESIDENT , BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT

WHY: Heads largest software company in OC by employee numbers.
IN THE NEWS: Introduced Irvine-based company’s hottest game release ever, Diablo IV, pushing the Irvine-based unit of Activision Blizzard to over $1B in quarterly sales. Activision sold in October, in $69 billion deal to Microsoft.
NOTABLE: Fired up enthusiastic fans for return to BlizzCon in Anaheim in November.
QUOTABLE: “Gaming is about making connections with others, creating memories, and above all else, having fun —BlizzCon is our celebration of that.”

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