According to foreign media gamesindustry, Nicolo Laurent, CEO of Riot Games, recently announced that Marc Merrill, one of the company's founders, will serve as the president of the studio game, responsible for overseeing current game projects including "League of Legends", "Valorant", "Teamfight Tactics" and "Wild Rift". as well as future game development. This means that Marc Merrill will abandon his job as an operating company and instead devote himself to the open side of the game.
Nicolo Laurent said Fist games will do more in esports and entertainment, but building games for players will always be the most critical part of the company. He sees Marc Merrill as a co-founder with the company's work that he still chooses to be deeply involved in after years of leading the day-to-day running of the company.
Marc Merrill and Brandon Beck founded Riot Games in 2006 and served as CEO for 11 years before leaving office in 2017, and both have now resigned from their management duties.
(Marc Merrill, right Brandon Beck)