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Claude Guillemot dead at age 69, French businessman

Claude Guillemot: key obituary facts

Is Claude Guillemot dead? Yes. Claude Guillemot died on June 19, 2026, at age 69.

Cause of death: Claude Guillemot's cause of death was reported as Plane crash.

What was Claude Guillemot known for?

They was known as French businessman, co-founder of Ubisoft, plane crash.

More about Claude Guillemot

Born: (1956-10-30)30 October 1956Carentoir, France.

Occupation: Businessman.

Title: Co-founder, UbisoftChairman, Guillemot Corporation.

Claude Guillemot, the French businessman who co-founded Ubisoft, died on June 19, 2026, in a plane crash.

He was 69. Born in Carentoir, France, on October 30, 1956, he grew up in Brittany and later helped turn the family’s farming supplies business toward computers and game software before joining his brothers Yves, Michel, Gérard and Christian in founding Ubisoft in March 1986.

Guillemot served as chairman of Guillemot Corporation and remained closely identified with the company he helped build into a major video game publisher.

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