Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies at 69 in La Baule plane crash

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot has died at 69 in a plane crash near La Baule in western France. The Cessna 421 he owned and was flying crashed on June 19, killing him and a flight instructor on board. While brother Yves ran Ubisoft as CEO, Claude led Guillemot Corporation, the hardware arm behind Thrustmaster and Hercules, and sat on Ubisoft's board.

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies at 69 in La Baule plane crash
Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot has died at 69 in a plane crash near La Baule in western France. The Cessna 421 he owned and was flying crashed on June 19, killing him and a flight instructor on board. While brother Yves ran Ubisoft as CEO, Claude led Guillemot Corporation, the hardware arm behind Thrustmaster and Hercules, and sat on Ubisoft's board.