Career

Wilson joined EA in 2000, and worked in the company"s Asian and European markets for several years before moving to EA Sports and then becoming an Executive Producer on the Fédération internationale de football association franchise. In August 2011 he was appointed Executive Vice President of EA Sports, and he also took on duties as Executive Vice President of the company"s Origin platform in April 2013. Six months after the resignation of John Riccitiello, Wilson was chosen to be the new Chief Executive Officer of the company on September 17, 2013.

In a blog post on EA"s website, Wilson said that he was "deeply honored and humbled" to take up the job, and said he envisioned EA as "the world"s greatest games company." 2015 - #3 on Fortune Magazine"s Business Person of the year list, behind Nike Chief Executive Officer Mark Parker and Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg.

Achievements

• 2015 - #3 on Fortune Magazine"s Business Person of the year list, behind Nike Chief Executive Officer Mark Parker and Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg. 2015 - #3 on Forbes" list of Americas most Powerful Chief Executive Officer"s 40 and Under, behind Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and Yahoo! Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer. 2015 - #58 on Adweek"s Power List: The 100 Most Influential Leaders in Marketing and Technology 2014 - #5 on British Broadcasting Corporation.com"s list of best CEOS of 2014 2014 - #6 on Forbes" list of Americas most Powerful Chief Executive Officer"s 40 and Under Winner - Motley Fool The Best Technical Chief executive officers of 2014 2010 - Winner, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Games/Sports - Fédération internationale de football association 2010 2010 - Winner, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Games/Use of Online - Fédération internationale de football association 2010.