Atari CEO Resigns After Only Eight Months

Atari is left in something of a state of shock this morning following the departure of the firm’s chief executive officer James Caparro. Caparro resigned his position after a mere eight months at the helm of the French publishing giant. No reason for his departure was offered.

Company frontman Bruno Bonnell will now take up what many will see as his rightful role in Caparro’s stead, albeit on a temporary basis. Bonnell has been instrumental in moving Atari away from being reliant on French government hand-outs, repositioning the firm - which many thought near collapse just a few years ago - into place to tackle the tempestuous publishing world. It was also Bonnell who spearheaded the shift away from the Infogrames name in favour of Atari, a brand he had publicly praised and claimed was under-exploited for many years.

“Atari has assembled a senior management team that is moving forward to execute its strategic objectives,” said Bonnell in a statement issued to financial press in Paris and New York last night. “The team - from product development to marketing and sales to finance - possesses enormous energy and experience to lead us as we evolve into a more dominant force in the entertainment industry.”

We’ll bring you any updates on the reasoning behind this unexpected top-tier shift as and when we get it.