Zynga adds venture capitalist John Doerr to their board

On Friday Rueters reported that social gaming giant Zynga has appoint John Doerr, a general partner at the venture capital firm of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, to their board of directors. Mr. Doerr joins William "Bing" Gordon as the second member of the prestigious venture capital firm to be appoint to the board at Zynga.

Mr. Doerr brings almost 40 years of experience in the fields of technology, venture capital, engineering and entrepreneurship to the social gaming company. He start his career with Intel back in 1974 when the company was becoming one of the pioneers in the young personal computer industry. After 6 years as one of the top salespeople at Intel, Mr. Doerr joined the staff of Kleiner Perkins Canfield & Byers where he has shown an eye for up and coming technology businesses with investments in Google, twitter, Lotus, Intuit among other technology giants.

"John has been a supporter of Zynga since our early days, and truly understands our core values and mission," Mark Pincus, CEO and Founder of Zynga, said in a statement. "John has worked with some of the most well-known companies in the world at every stage imaginable and his experience helping teams innovate at scale will be a tremendous asset for our leadership team. I'm personally looking forward to working closer with John, a true pioneer in the consumer internet space, and welcoming him to the board as a trusted advisor through this pivotal, transition year. John inspired us all to pursue creating Internet treasures. He is a true missionary and will deepen and strengthen our DNA."

By appointed Mr. Doerr along with an all-star lineup to the board, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus is looking to bring the company back to the lofty highest it once enjoyed. Over the last couple of year Zynga has seen a down turn with their less than successful IPO in 2011, some of their key employees leaving, a breakup with Facebook and competition from other gaming giants that have knocked Zynga off of their perch as the webs to gaming company.

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