"We want to ensure an inclusive, rewarding and respectful workplace for all. Yes, we stumbled and we have acknowledged that. We learned a lot along the way and have made meaningful progress."
Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft, is talking to journalists from around the world at the publisher's headquarters in Paris. His is the first of five presentations at this corporate event designed to paint a picture of the firm's goals for the years to come: improving its proprietary game engines, investing in cloud computing, better collaboration between its studios, growing its subscription service, and making Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy into billion-dollar multimedia franchises.
But for all the focus on its future, the company recognises its past also needs to be addressed.