Armin Zerza

Zerza has been with the organization for more than five years, joining as the CFO of Blizzard Entertainment in 2015. Before transitioning into Chief Financial Officer in April of 2021, Zerza served as both the chief operating officer of Blizzard and the chief commercial officer for Activision Blizzard.

As Chief Commercial Officer of Activision Blizzard, Armin oversaw global sales, supply chain, go-to-market, and partnerships for Activision Publishing, Inc. As Chief Operating Officer of Blizzard, Armin oversaw all commercial and operational functions for the company, including franchise commercial leaders, marketing, communications, finance, business intelligence, legal, and the company’s owned-and-operated Battle.net distribution platform. This entailed ensuring balanced top- and bottom-line growth; leading the strategy for business, franchise, and platform development; and creating value based on efficient and effective resource allocation toward the best business opportunities.

Armin joined Activision Blizzard in August 2015 with more than 20 years of senior leadership experience at Procter & Gamble, serving in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. He has held a number of CFO roles across Procter & Gamble, including Procter & Gamble’s global M&A team and multibillion-dollar businesses, such as European Baby Care and Latin America divisions. Armin also serves as a board member of the Italy Procter & Gamble-Fater and Spain Procter & Gamble-Arbora & Ausonia joint ventures. He holds a degree from Vienna University.