LucasArts representatives have confirmed that company president Jim Ward has resigned for “personal reasons” and will be leaving within the next couple weeks.

Ward initially joined LucasArts in 1997 as head of its newly formed marketing division. In May 2004 he was named president of LucasArts.

LucasArts President Ward Steps Down [Gamasutra]

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