Zynga Rejiggers Comp in a Bid to Retain Top Execs and Tie to Performance

Money makes the world go around, but can it turn around the online gaming giant?
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A Year After OMGPOP Sale, Zynga Exec Dan Porter Leaves

He drew something.
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Zynga CIO Debra Chrapaty Departs to Join Nirvanix as CEO

She has been replaced at the gaming company by Dorion Carroll.
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Zynga to Shutter More Offices, Lay Off Some Workers

More downsizing for the gaming company, though in the name of cost-cutting.
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Zynga’s Stock Drops Nearly 12 Percent as Investors Cash Out

Zynga’s stock lost some of its gains in the new year today, sliding nearly 12 percent, or 43 cents, to $3.24 a share. There didn’t appear to be any specific reason for the drop, other than investors were taking advantage of the recent run-up to sell the stock (trading volume was three times higher than normal). The game company’s COO David Ko and CFO Mark Vranesh appeared at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference this afternoon, where they mostly reiterated the company’s fourth-quarter results.

Zynga’s Plan: Make More Money, Spend Less

Zynga has a plan to generate additional revenue from mobile and real-money gaming while also saving money by cutting back on the number of games it plans to develop.
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Zynga Shows Investors It Has a Chance

A little relief for the company, which beat analyst expectations and exceeded its own forecasts for the quarter.
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Getting Back Into the Game: Can This Trio — Chiang, Ko and Cottle — Revive Zynga?

Meet the three executives that Zynga’s Mark Pincus is hoping can turn the company around.
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Zynga Appoints Tim LeTourneau as Chief Creative Officer

The role came open after Mike Verdu left Zynga in August to start his own game company.
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In a High-Level Restructuring, Zynga Promotes David Ko and CFO Exits for Facebook

More on the revolving door at Zynga.
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