Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft and chairman of gaming hardware company Guillemot Corporation, died at 69 after a plane crash in France (Angela Cullen/Bloomberg)
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Leadership shocks like this stress-test governance and succession planning in founder-heavy ecosystems. If key technical or commercial relationships hinge on one person, document ownership and decision rights before an external event forces the issue.
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