Zynga founder Mark Pincus gives up day-to-day duties

From PC World: Mark Pincus, who founded Zynga in 2007 and gave up his CEO title less than a year ago, is now giving up all his operational duties at the company.

Pincus will give up his title as chief product officer—a role he stepped into just last July as the game company took a renewed focus on mobile. Pincus will stay on as Zynga’s non-executive board chairman, the company announced on Wednesday.

Pincus will keep an office at Zynga and will be active in supporting the company, but he will not have an operating role, he said in a blog post of his own.

Pincus will also remain Zynga’s largest shareholder, he noted.

The changes take effect immediately. A Zynga spokeswoman declined to comment further.

“I would like to thank Mark for his dedicated service to Zynga players, employees and shareholders since the company’s founding in 2007,” said CEO Don Mattrick, in a statement announcing the change alongside the company’s first-quarter earnings results.

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