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04-24-2014, 12:40 AM
Zynga Founder Mark Pincus to Step Down from Day-to-Day Role
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The news came as Zynga an**unced mixed first-quarter earnings. The company reported a loss of $0.01 per share, in line with expectations, and revenue of $161 million that beat estimates.
Pincus will retain the role of chairman on Zynga's board of directors. The absence of Pincus from the day-to-day operations leaves the company in the hands of CEO Don Mattrick (http://mashable.com/2013/07/01/zynga-pincus-rumor/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss).
While Pincus may **t have the same control over the daily operations of the company, his position on the board as well as the company's structure means his still retains control of Zynga. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/23/zynga-founder-leaves-operations/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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The news came as Zynga an**unced mixed first-quarter earnings. The company reported a loss of $0.01 per share, in line with expectations, and revenue of $161 million that beat estimates.
Pincus will retain the role of chairman on Zynga's board of directors. The absence of Pincus from the day-to-day operations leaves the company in the hands of CEO Don Mattrick (http://mashable.com/2013/07/01/zynga-pincus-rumor/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss).
While Pincus may **t have the same control over the daily operations of the company, his position on the board as well as the company's structure means his still retains control of Zynga. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/23/zynga-founder-leaves-operations/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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