Chief Executive, Riot Games Inc.

Riot Games is the devloper of wiildly popular esports “League of Legends” and its games sttract over 180 million players monthly. Laurent, who was born a nd educated in France, joined Riot in 2009 and became CEO in 2017. Under his leadership, the company established an innovative profesional franchise model for “League of Legends” and released susbsequent hit esports titles “Wild Rift” and “Valorant.” In January, Laurent announced a mew five-year plan for the company following $100 million settlement agreement in a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit against the company. The plan is focused on building an inclusive company culture and developing a three-pronged games, entertainment and esports business strategy.

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