On 19 June, a double-engine Cessna 421 propeller aircraft from René, France, crashed in a field near Rabel airport, killing two passengers. According to the local fire department, one of the victims was one of the founders of the great gamer, Claude Gillemott, aged 69.
According to the French news channel, Gilbert is the owner of the aircraft and a member of the Labol flight club, which was scheduled to attend a gathering of over 100 aircraft in the area this weekend. Although the identity has not yet been confirmed, the family of Gilmot was notified last night (only hours after the plane crashed).
The company stated: “It was deeply sad to learn that Claude Gillemott, the co-founder of the group and Chairman of the Guillemot group, died unexpectedly. At this difficult time, we are with his family and loved ones. There are no further declarations at this time.”
In the early 1980s, the Gilermot family operated a successful agricultural supply enterprise in the Brittany region of France. Given the limited space for growth in traditional agricultural operations, the Gillesmot brothers have turned their eyes to the emerging electronic market and sought to diversify.
Aware that the import of hardware and software from the United Kingdom and the United States was extremely expensive for French consumers, they pooled their resources to form Guillermomot Informique, a mail-order company dedicated to the sale of affordable computer software and hardware components.
By bypassing traditional middlemen, the Guillermot brothers quickly developed their regional start-ups into national businesses, laying the foundations for their eventual advance in the development and creation of the Ubi Soft. In 1986, Claude Gillermott and his four brothers, including the current CEO of CEO Gilmot Yves Guillemot, created Phui.
In the same year, she launched the first game, Zambi. In 1989, company sales and revenues reached millions of dollars, but only in 1995 did it launch the first global successful platform game, Lehman. This made it possible for her to be listed in 1996 and to raise $80 million through the first public collection unit.
Since then, she has rapidly developed into one of the giants in the game and entertainment world, and has created many reputable games and series, such as the Letters of Assassins, Brothers, Scares of the Island, Operation Ghosts, Rainbow VI, Prince Persia, the National Seal and the Watchdog.
To date, Phoebe has become an international company with global capital holdings. However, according to Investing.com, the Gillesmot brothers remain the largest shareholders, with a shareholding ratio of 12.27 per cent; Chase Morgan is the second largest shareholder, with a shareholding ratio of 9.94 per cent; and communicators hold 9.46 per cent of shares, with the rest spread among different mutual funds and ETFs, bulk investors and other institutional investors.
Claude prefers behind-the-scenes and operating brains to Yves, where he is often active. Prior to his death, he was the Executive Vice-President, Chief of Operations and Board Member of the Poppy Recreation. He is also the chairman and CEO of the Homemot Corporation, a home-based gamer and voice outsider, who has successfully pushed brands such as Thrustmaster and Hercules to the global hardware market.
In addition to participating in the creation of the largest game empire in Europe, Claude holds a pilot licence and is an experienced flight lover. At the time of the incident, he was travelling to the airport near the site of the accident to attend a flight performance this weekend, but unfortunately had an accident. A 70-year-old flight coach was killed together.
No official statement on the cause of the accident has been issued.