La Baule-Escoublac, France: Claude Guillemot, one of Ubisoft’s co-founders, died in an Ubisoft co-founder crash involving a Cessna 421 light aircraft on June 19, French media reported.
The crash occurred near the La Baule-Escoublac airfield in western France after the aircraft departed from Rennes, according to Le Figaro and the source report. Two people were aboard the aircraft. Both died from their injuries.
The second victim was a flight instructor from Rennes. Authorities had not officially released the instructor’s identity, according to the source report. Emergency services deployed 63 firefighters and 29 specialised vehicles to the crash site.
Reports said Guillemot was travelling to an aviation enthusiasts’ gathering in La Baule-Escoublac. The event was expected to feature more than 100 aircraft. French authorities and aviation investigators opened an inquiry into the crash’s cause.
Guillemot was one of five brothers who founded Ubisoft in 1986. The company grew into a major video game publisher behind “Assassin’s Creed,” “Far Cry” and “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.”
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Guillemot also served as chief executive of Guillemot Corporation and sat on Ubisoft’s board of directors.
