GameStop’s Billionaire Investor Ryan Cohen Takes Over as CEO
- The company’s previous chief executive was fired in June
- Chain’s top stockholder will also be chairman and president
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GameStop Corp. appointed billionaire Ryan Cohen as chief executive officer, filling a post that’s been empty since the company fired its previous CEO in June.
Cohen, who was already executive chairman and the company’s largest investor, will start immediately and won’t receive compensation, the company said in a regulatory filing Thursday. He’ll also serve as chairman and president, and continue to engage in business pursuits outside of GameStop.