Farmville developer Zynga loses cofounder Andrew Trader

Zynga cofounder Andrew Trader // credit: Techcrunch

Andrew Trader, one of the co-founders of Zynga and also the company's Executive Vice President of Sales and Business Development, has been confirmed to have left the company.  Zynga are well known for being the leading Facebook game developer, with popular titles such as FarmVille, Mafia Wars, PetVille, and Roller Coaster Kingdom.

Andrew Trader joined the team in August 2007, and helped Zynga scale to over 200 million monthly active users across their games.  According to TechCrunch, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has commented on the departure, stating "AT [Andrew Trader] and Zynga have parted ways. He made an awesome contribution. We need to continue scaling the company.”

Andrew Trader has left the following comment for TechCrunch on his leaving:

“I’m leaving Zynga to pursue other entrepreneurial opportunities and to spend more time with my family. My passion and strengths are really in company building at the early stages and I’m excited about returning to those efforts soon with a new venture. I’m leaving Zynga with 800 employees, more than 230 million monthly users, and with the high-class problems of scaling a massive and successful organization. I’m incredibly proud of the results I helped Zynga achieve as both a member of the founding team & senior executive. I was a company builder in many areas including revenue management, business development, marketing, recruiting, and business operations. I’m departing on great terms with the company and I continue to believe deeply in Zynga, its mission, and its people. I know the company will do amazing things.”

 Andrew Trader's title was downgraded last month to VP Partnerships and Studio Services.  There has been no published information about a replacement for either position.  

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