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Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies in Plane Crash

June 20, 2026
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CoinFeed, June 20 – According to Sina Finance, Ubisoft announced on Saturday that its co-founder Claude Guillemot has passed away. The official statement said: "Ubisoft is deeply saddened to learn of the accidental death of Claude Guillemot, co-founder of the group and Chairman of Guillemot Corp. In this difficult time, we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones. No further statement will be made at this time." The 69-year-old Guillemot died on Friday in a plane crash in La Baule, a resort on the French Atlantic coast, where an air show was scheduled for this weekend. He was one of two passengers on the twin-engine Cessna 421. Both passengers died in the accident.

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