Activision Blizzard has officially named Johanna Faries as the Commissioner of Call of Duty Esports, who will oversee the competitive side of Call of Duty.
Faries has been Head of Call of Duty Esports for almost a year, and has also worked for the NFL for over 10 years, and worked on various aspects such as business development, sponsorship and sales, consumer products and retail marketing, and fan development, during her tenure.
“During my initial phase on the job, my team’s focus was really on setting a new product vision for Call of Duty as a city-based franchised league and to design an experience that we believe can grow to become one of the biggest sports leagues on the planet” Activision Blizzard said, via an official statement. “Now that we have begun to sell franchises to ownership groups all over the world, it’s less about going from a white sheet of paper to what we have shaped now, and more about operating and managing this competitive ecosystem in a best-in-class way.
“The role of Commissioner oversees all aspects of those dynamics and the key stakeholders involved in making the system go, so it’s a broader platform for management than where we were back in August when the focus was primarily internal-facing and design-driven.”
