Co-founder Justin Waldron quits Zynga

MCV Staff 18th October 2013 Business News

Zynga’s Justin Waldron is leaving the company he co-founded over six years ago.

This comes as the social game maker has swapped out former CEO and founder Mark Pincus for former Xbox head Don Mattrick, and a year of several high-level executive departures.

I’ve decided it’s time to leave zynga and venture off on my own again,” he said ina Facebook post. It’s been 6 and a half years since we pushed the button to launch our first game, and each moment since has been magic.”

Waldron is still in his 20’s, and was one of the few remaining founders left at the company.

Sister site Develop has more details.

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