Video game company Activision Blizzard had named Kristen Hines as its new Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer. This appointment comes amid lawsuits, workplace controversy and a pending acquisition of the company by Microsoft for $68.7 billion.
Hines will start her position on April 25, joining the company’s senior leadership team. Her most recent position before this was with information technology company Accenture, where she led its Global Inclusion, Diversity and Equity practice and also sat on the global leadership team for Accenture’s CEO Transformation practice. Hines helped the organizations Accenture worked with to create and reinforce their own “DEI strategies and capabilities” while “ensuring success through integration with the business, data-driven accountability and continuous feedback loops between leaders and employees.”
In a statement, Hines said she’s eager to join the company as it has prioritized its commitment to DEI and is “making progress on the ambitious goals it has set for itself.”
