Der ehemalige Blizzard VP of global publishing John Heinecke ist der neue Chief Marketing Officer für Square Enix in Amerika und Europa.

Square Enix ernennt John Heinecke zum neuen CMO. Er wird ab sofort für das Marketing in Amerika und Europa zuständig sein. Zuvor war er 13 Jahre lang bei Blizzard als VP of global publishing tätig, wo er unter anderem die Launch-Kampagnen für "Overwatch", "Hearthstone" und "Diablo III" betreute.

Der Blizzard-Ausstieg Heineckes folgt nur kurze Zeit nach dem Abtritt des ehemaligen CEOs Mike Morhaime.

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