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Call of Duty GM Johanna Faries to speak at GamesBeat at The Game Awards
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Johanna Faries, senior vice president at Activision Blizzard and general manager of Call of Duty, will be a speaker at our event, GamesBeat at The Game Awards on December 7 at LA Live’s Grammy Museum.
We’ll be holding a half a day of panels on gaming’s intersection with culture, such as gaming and Hollywood. Our theme is “Pixels to Pop Culture” with all that suggests. You can sign up here and use this code GBGA23DEAN100 for $100 off the ticket price.
Faries will speak with me and Annie Belfield, Americas lead for cross platform gaming at Tiktok in a session entitled “Why Call of Duty is more than just a game.”
Faries is responsible for Call of Duty, for one of the biggest gaming and entertainment brands in the world and the No. 1 selling console gaming franchise in the U.S. for more than a decade.
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In her role, Faries oversees Call of Duty’s franchise-wide commercial and business operations globally, including its annual premium blockbuster releases and free-to-play live operations. In addition to driving annual and long-range strategic planning for the franchise, Faries works to deliver always-on cross-functional excellence in close collaboration with Call of Duty’s development, central technology, publishing, and operations teams.
In 2022, Faries helped lead the franchise to historic success, including the record-breaking release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, which grossed over $1 billion in sales in its first 10 days. Faries joined Activision Blizzard in 2018, leading the company’s esports leagues division – including the formation and management of the global city-based Call of Duty League and the World Series of Warzone. During Faries’ tenure, the CDL hit several major milestones in its inaugural season, including Championship Weekend becoming the most-watched esports event in franchise history.
A graduate of Harvard University, Faries was named 2022 Executive of the Year by the Los Angeles Business Journal and one of Variety500 Business Leaders and Variety Entertainment Gaming Leaders Class of 2022. Prior honors include being recognized as one of the Most Powerful Women in Sports by both Sports Illustrated and Adweek, as well as one of FORTUNE’s 40 Under 40 most influential business leaders.
Faries is a sports industry veteran, having served 12 years at the National Football League at its League Office Headquarters in New York City. She has also held executive positions in a broad range
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