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Updated · Kotaku · Jun 29

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot Mourns Co-Founder Claude Guillemot, Killed at 69 in Plane Crash

Updated

Updated · Kotaku · Jun 29

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot Mourns Co-Founder Claude Guillemot, Killed at 69 in Plane Crash

Q: What will investigators uncover about the final moments of the flight that tragically killed Ubisoft's co-founder?

Investigators have not yet publicly established what happened in the flight’s final moments. What is known is that Claude Guillemot, 69, and a flight instructor were aboard a twin-engine Cessna 421 that crashed in a field near La Baule-Escoublac Airport in western France on a Friday evening, shortly before landing. Reports describe both men as licensed and experienced pilots. At this stage, the confirmed facts are limited to the aircraft type, the location, the timing, and that the crash occurred on approach. No official findings have been released on a likely cause, cockpit conditions, mechanical failure, weather impact, pilot actions, or any distress call in the final minutes. The investigation will typically focus on the aircraft’s maintenance history, air traffic control communications, radar data, weather conditions, witness accounts, and any available onboard evidence to reconstruct the approach and determine why the plane went down just before landing. Until French investigators publish preliminary or final findings, any account of the final moments would be speculative. For now, the only reliable answer is that the crash remains under investigation, and no public explanation of those last moments has been confirmed.

3 articles · Updated · Kotaku · Jun 29

Yves Guillemot said Claude Guillemot died 10 days ago in a plane crash, using a public statement to thank fans, employees and community members for their support.
Claude, 69, was one of two people killed and was remembered by his brother as a driving force behind Ubisoft’s entrepreneurial spirit, early embrace of technology and culture of trust and curiosity.
Founded in 1986 by Claude and his brothers Yves, Michel, Christian and Gérard, Ubisoft said Claude helped shape and expand the company largely behind the scenes.
Claude also served on Ubisoft’s board and led Guillemot Corporation, linking the family’s long-running control of the game maker to its broader business operations.