The Second Life Maker has Hired Microsoft and Yahoo! Veteran Ebbe Altberg as its new CEO.
Following last month's departure of Rod Humble from Linden Lab, the virtual worlds firm has announced a new CEO. Ebbe Altberg joins Linden Labs from BranchOut (a Facebook-based networking service) where he served as COO. Altberg also was a part of the executive team at Yahoo!, most recently as SVP of Media Products, and he also served in leadership roles at Ingenio and Microsoft.
"We remain committed to world-changing innovation from Linden Lab," said Jed Smith of the company's Board of Directors. "We're keenly focused on providing incredible experiences for all of our customers, and Ebbe is the perfect person to help lead our team as we continue to serve and grow our global audience of active users."
"Linden Lab has long been at the forefront of building experiences that entertain people while empowering them to express themselves and profit from their creations," said Altberg. "Our customers' creativity is unparalleled, and I'm proud to join the talented team that serves them. Second Life is now in its eleventh year, and every day, users continue to create more and more amazing experiences to enjoy.
Though much younger, Blocksworld has already seen hundreds of thousands of unique user-created worlds shared for everyone to play with. I'm absolutely committed to supporting our customers and helping them become even more successful. There are significant opportunities ahead, and I look forward to leading us into the next phase of growth."
Source: Gameindustry International
PRESS RELEASE FROM LINDEN LAB
Ebbe Altberg Joins Linden Lab as CEO
SAN FRANCISCO - February 5, 2014 - Linden Lab®, the makers of Second Life®, BlocksworldTM, DesuraTM, and more, today announced that Ebbe Altberg will lead the company as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Most recently prior to joining Linden Lab, Altberg was COO of BranchOut. Prior to that, he was part of the executive team at Yahoo!, most recently as SVP of Media Products. His more than 25 years of experience managing teams that create world-class products and services also includes leadership roles at Ingenio (acquired by at&t Interactive) and Microsoft.
"We remain committed to world-changing innovation from Linden Lab," said Jed Smith of the company's Board of Directors. "We're keenly focused on providing incredible experiences for all of our customers, and Ebbe is the perfect person to help lead our team as we continue to serve and grow our global audience of active users."
"Linden Lab has long been at the forefront of building experiences that entertain people while empowering them to express themselves and profit from their creations," said Altberg. "Our customers' creativity is unparalleled, and I'm proud to join the talented team that serves them. Second Life is now in its eleventh year, and every day, users continue to create more and more amazing experiences to enjoy. Though much younger, Blocksworld has already seen hundreds of thousands of unique user-created worlds shared for everyone to play with. I'm absolutely committed to supporting our customers and helping them become even more successful. There are significant opportunities ahead, and I look forward to leading us into the next phase of growth."
About Linden Lab
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Francisco, Linden Lab makes shared creative spaces that inspire and empower users to explore and share their creativity with others. For more about Linden Lab, its products, and career opportunities please visit LindenLab.com.
