{"id":750699,"date":"2026-06-21T02:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T02:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/750699\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T02:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T02:40:14","slug":"ubisoft-co-founder-claude-guillemot-dies-in-plane-crash-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/750699\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash in France"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Claude Guillemot, the co-founder of French video game<\/a> giant Ubisoft, died Friday in a plane crash in La Baule, the company confirmed to FOX Business.<\/p>\n

Guillemot, 69, was one of two people aboard a twin-engine Cessna 421 plane, both of whom died in the wreck, according to a report<\/a> from local newspaper Ouest-France.<\/p>\n

The French Atlantic coast town had a planned air show<\/a> over the weekend, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n

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Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft SA and CEO of Guillemot Corp., at the Guillemot office in Rennes, France, Jan. 25, 2023.\u00a0 (Nathan Laine\/Bloomberg via Getty Images, File \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

In a statement to FOX Business on Saturday, Ubisoft said it was “deeply saddened to learn of the death of Claude Guillemot, co-founder of the Group and President of Guillemot Corporation, in an accident.”<\/p>\n

According to Ubisoft\u2019s website, Guillemot and his four other brothers<\/a> founded Ubisoft in 1986.<\/p>\n

Guillemot worked behind the scenes and played a pivotal role in advancing the original mail-order software business, Reuters reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Claude Guillemot was the co-founder of French video game giant Ubisoft. (Riccardo Milani\/Hans Lucas\/AFP via Getty Images, File \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

One of Guillemot\u2019s brothers, Yves, serves as CEO of the gaming powerhouse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Under Yves’ ongoing leadership of more than 30 years, the brothers’ early strategy of nurturing in-house talent and developing original brands has driven the company\u2019s success amid tech disruptions and industry transformations, according to Ubisoft\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft SA and chief executive officer of Guillemot Corp., died in a plane crash Saturday. (Nathan Laine\/Bloomberg via Getty Images, File \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“Our thoughts are with his family \u2060and loved ones during this difficult time,” the company told FOX Business.<\/p>\n

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