{"id":2003250,"date":"2026-06-21T19:18:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2003250"},"modified":"2026-06-21T19:18:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:18:24","slug":"ubisoft-co-founder-claude-guillemot-dies-in-plane-crash-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2003250","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/ubisoft-logo.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"ubisoft-logo.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><\/p>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-21T19:18:24+00:00\">June 21, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Ubisoft co-founder, Claude Guillemot, has died in a plane crash.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/societe\/faits-divers\/crash\/un-des-freres-cofondateurs-de-la-societe-de-jeux-videos-ubisoft-decede-dans-le-crash-de-lavion-hier-a-la-baule-9b60653c-6c76-11f1-971c-5aa54f866c16\">Ouest France<\/a>, Guillemot was one of two people killed in the accident on 19th June in La Baule, Brittany, France, after the Cessna 421 twin-engine \u2013 registered to Guillemot \u2013 crashed. He was 69.<\/p>\n<p>The report reveals that Guillemot&#8217;s family was informed of the accident later that same day, but formal identification &#8220;has not yet been possible&#8221; after the aircraft crashed near the runway.<\/p>\n<p>A member of La Baule flying club, Guillemot had reportedly been due to attend an aviation event that weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to the press, Ubisoft said: &#8220;[We] learned with great sadness of the death of Claude Guillemot, co-founder of the Group and President of Guillemot Corporation, in an accident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time. No further communication will be made at this stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Claude Guillemot established Ubisoft in 1986 alongside his brothers Christian, G\u00e9rard, Michel, and Yves, who currently serves as Ubisoft&#8217;s CEO. Claude was chairperson for Guillemot Corporation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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He was 69.<\/p>\n<p>The report reveals that Guillemot&#8217;s family was informed of the accident later that same day, but formal identification &#8220;has not yet been possible&#8221; after the aircraft crashed near the runway.<\/p>\n<p>A member of La Baule flying club, Guillemot had reportedly been due to attend an aviation event that weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to the press, Ubisoft said: &#8220;[We] learned with great sadness of the death of Claude Guillemot, co-founder of the Group and President of Guillemot Corporation, in an accident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time. No further communication will be made at this stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Claude Guillemot established Ubisoft in 1986 alongside his brothers Christian, G\u00e9rard, Michel, and Yves, who currently serves as Ubisoft&#8217;s CEO. 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