Ubisoft’s co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash (opens original article in a new tab)

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot died in a plane crash in France, according to the company.

• Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft, died in a plane crash in La Baule, France.
• The crash involved a twin-engine Cessna 421 plane with two passengers, both of whom died.
• Guillemot helped grow Ubisoft from a mail-order business into a major video game company.