VP of business development in Zynga
Inc(NASDAQ:ZNGA), Jonathan Flesher has left the social games company after
serving three and a half years tenure. It is one of the most recent one in the
string of resignations.
As per sources having knowledge regarding the
matter, the last working day of Flesher was 9th of November. He could not be
reached for a comment. However, sources reveal that he left the company for a
number of reasons. He wanted to spend more time with his family. Also, he was
looking for new opportunities. A spokesperson from Zynga could not be reached
for a comment.
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Meanwhile at Zynga, Flesher has worked on a
couple of partnerships that included contracts with AOL, Google+, MSN and
Yahoo!. He has also worked on security celebrity deals with Snoop Dogg for marketing
stunts. Recently, he had singed an exclusive agreement with bwin-party, which
happens to be a real-money gaming operator in the United Kingdom.
Much of Flesher’s duties were behind the scenes,
however, clearly over the years, he has made meaningful contributions to
marketing as well as revenue attempts. He has reported to Barry Cottle, who was
hired as the chief revenue officer.
Flesher’s leaving depletes the ranks of the
already struggling company. The recent exits of some of the highest-profiles
include CFO Dave Welner and Treasurer Mike Gupta. However, over the last couple
of months, a much greater swath of workers are looking for greener pastures.
Also, Zynga has decided to trim 5% of its workforce involuntarily in October.
Over the last few months, Zynga has been
monitoring its stock price tank to single digits as it has not succeeded to
come up with a new hit game. Meanwhile, it has to hinge from developing games
for Facebook to designing games for tablets and smartphones. Some employees are
simply deciding to leave the company to explore new job opportunities.
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