John Robinson steps ill as 100 Thieves’ president

John Robinson introduced he’s stepping ill as 100 Thieves president these days, however will nonetheless stay with the corporate in a reshuffling of positions.

In step with each Robinson’s and 100 Thieves’ announcement, the lengthy year president and COO will transition to being an guide to the corporate. The group in the beginning leased Robinson as its president in 2017, and he ran the daily operations for 6 years. To fill Robinson’s function, Jason Tom, Jacob Toft-Anderson, and Julie Van won promotions to run the trade along founder and CEO Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag. Robinson thanked the group and defined the reasoning at the back of the verdict.

“The company is in a strong position to continue to succeed as a leader in esports and gaming culture, so now felt like the appropriate time to transition,” Robinson mentioned. He additionally shouted out 100 Thieves group contributors, and needed the 3 executives who won promotions good fortune of their brandnew roles.

This comes then 100 Thieves suffered layoffs in November 2023. Robinson introduced the corporate can be “spinning off” Juvee and the group’s brandnew recreation studio past additionally decreasing the dimensions of the 100 Thieves staff as a complete. The staff shifted its center of attention to its esports efforts, content material establishing, and attire.

Since the ones layoffs, 100 Thieves introduced a Pokémon attire assortment, presented a brandnew workforce of content material creators, and lately farmland esports groups in Name of Responsibility, VALORANT, and League of Legends. It’s non-transperant if this shakeup signifies a metamorphosis of course for the corporate or if the visible will stay the similar and Robinson merely felt it was once year to exit on from his place.