Christopher Walther - Activision Blizzard Chief Legal Officer

ATVIDelisted Stock  USD 94.42  0.00  0.00%   

Executive

Mr. Christopher B. Walther serves as Chief Legal Officer of Activision Blizzard Inc. Prior to joining us, Mr. Walther held a number of positions of increasing responsibility within the legal department of The Procter Gamble Company from 1992 to 2009, including serving as the general counsel for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, general counsel for Northeast Asia and, most recently, as general counsel for Western Europe. Mr. Walther also led Procter Gamble corporate and securities and mergers and acquisitions practices. Before joining Procter Gamble, Mr. Walther served as a law clerk for Senior Judge Harry W. Wellford of the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Since 2012, Mr. Walther has served on the board of directors of the Alliance for Children Rights. Mr. Walther has also served as our representative on the board of directors of the Entertainment Software Association since 2013 since 2011.
Age 50
Tenure 13 years
Phone310 255 2000
Webhttps://www.activisionblizzard.com
Walther holds a B.A. degree in history and Spanish from Centre College and a J.D. degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law.

Activision Blizzard Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of 0.052 % which means that it generated a profit of $0.052 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on stockholder's equity (ROE) of 0.111 %, meaning that it created $0.111 on every $100 dollars invested by stockholders. Activision Blizzard's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Activision Blizzard manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
The company currently holds 3.61 B in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 0.19, which may suggest the company is not taking enough advantage from borrowing. Activision Blizzard has a current ratio of 5.64, suggesting that it is liquid enough and is able to pay its financial obligations when due. Debt can assist Activision Blizzard until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Activision Blizzard's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Activision Blizzard sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Activision to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Activision Blizzard's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

Similar Executives

Showing other executives

EXECUTIVE Age

Christina WoottonRobloxCorp
N/A
Cassia CurranNetEase
N/A
Matt KaufmanRobloxCorp
N/A
Takashi TezukaNintendo Co
N/A
Pu HuangSohuCom
N/A
Yi ZengSohuCom
N/A
Brandi PiacenteNetEase
N/A
Zhaoxuan YangNetEase
40
Marija RadulovicNasticElectronic Arts
N/A
Andrew UerkwitzElectronic Arts
N/A
Serge HascoetUbiSoft Entertainment
N/A
Andrew DahlinghausSkillz Platform
48
Mark ReinstraRobloxCorp
58
Nikul PatelSkillz Platform
N/A
Gaetano FranceschiSkillz Platform
51
Daisuke SaitoNintendo Co
N/A
Usa VorakoondumrongSkillz Platform
N/A
Michael EsqPlaytika Holding Corp
53
Darlan MonterisiPlaytika Holding Corp
N/A
Nicole ShevinsTake Two Interactive Software
N/A
Lili CuiSohuCom
N/A
Activision Blizzard, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and publishes interactive entertainment content and services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It serves retailers and distributors, including mass-market retailers, consumer electronics stores, discount warehouses, and game specialty stores through third-party distribution and licensing arrangements. Activision Blizzard operates under Electronic Gaming Multimedia classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 9800 people. Activision Blizzard (ATVI) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA and employs 13,000 people.

Management Performance

Activision Blizzard Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Activision Blizzard's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Activision Blizzard inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Activision. The board's role is to monitor Activision Blizzard's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Activision Blizzard's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Activision Blizzard's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Christopher Walther, Chief Legal Officer
Allen Brack, President of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc
Spencer Neumann, CFO
Robert Kotick, CEO and President and Director
Robert Morgado, Independent Director
Hendrik Hartong, Director
Reveta Bowers, Independent Director
Peter Nolan, Director
Christopher CFA, VP Relations
Kristin Southey, Senior- Vice President
Grant Dixton, Chief Officer
Marc Kolin, Vice President - Finance and Strategy
Kristin Binns, Senior Vice President Chief Communications Officer
Rob Kostich, President of Activision
Robert Corti, Independent Director
Riccardo Zacconi, CEO of King Digital Entertainment Limited
Michael Morhaime, CEO of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc
Armin Zerza, Chief Officer
Elaine Wynn, Director
Thomas Tippl, COO
Fernando Machado, Chief Officer
Brian Kelly, Chairman of the Board
Dennis Durkin, CFO
Jesse Yang, VP Officer
Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing Inc.
Brian Hodous, Chief Customer Officer
Julie Hodges, Chief Officer
Barry Meyer, Director
Collister Johnson, President COO
Lulu Meservey, Chief Affairs
Brian Bulatao, Chief Officer
Brandon Snow, Chief Revenue Officer
Allen Adham, Senior Vice President
Daniel Alegre, Pres COO
Humam Sakhnini, Chief Strategy and Talent Officer
Ray Gresko, Chief Development Officer
Brian Stolz, Chief People Officer of Activision Blizzard
Casey Wasserman, Director
Daniel Cherry, Chief Marketing Officer

Activision Stock Performance Indicators

The ability to make a profit is the ultimate goal of any investor. But to identify the right stock is not an easy task. Is Activision Blizzard a good investment? Although profit is still the single most important financial element of any organization, multiple performance indicators can help investors identify the equity that they will appreciate over time.

Pair Trading with Activision Blizzard

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Activision Blizzard position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Activision Blizzard will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

Moving together with Activision Stock

  0.63SMFG Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Financial Report 20th of May 2024 PairCorr

Moving against Activision Stock

  0.77BA Boeing Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.69INTC Intel Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.52PFE Pfizer Inc Sell-off TrendPairCorr
The ability to find closely correlated positions to Activision Blizzard could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Activision Blizzard when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Activision Blizzard - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Activision Blizzard to buy it.
The correlation of Activision Blizzard is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Activision Blizzard moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Activision Blizzard moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Activision Blizzard can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
Pair CorrelationCorrelation Matching
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in real.
You can also try the Portfolio Dashboard module to portfolio dashboard that provides centralized access to all your investments.

Other Consideration for investing in Activision Stock

If you are still planning to invest in Activision Blizzard check if it may still be traded through OTC markets such as Pink Sheets or OTC Bulletin Board. You may also purchase it directly from the company, but this is not always possible and may require contacting the company directly. Please note that delisted stocks are often considered to be more risky investments, as they are no longer subject to the same regulatory and reporting requirements as listed stocks. Therefore, it is essential to carefully research the Activision Blizzard's history and understand the potential risks before investing.
Global Correlations
Find global opportunities by holding instruments from different markets
Instant Ratings
Determine any equity ratings based on digital recommendations. Macroaxis instant equity ratings are based on combination of fundamental analysis and risk-adjusted market performance
Technical Analysis
Check basic technical indicators and analysis based on most latest market data
Crypto Correlations
Use cryptocurrency correlation module to diversify your cryptocurrency portfolio across multiple coins
Equity Analysis
Research over 250,000 global equities including funds, stocks and ETFs to find investment opportunities
Equity Forecasting
Use basic forecasting models to generate price predictions and determine price momentum
Performance Analysis
Check effects of mean-variance optimization against your current asset allocation
Money Flow Index
Determine momentum by analyzing Money Flow Index and other technical indicators
Portfolio Diagnostics
Use generated alerts and portfolio events aggregator to diagnose current holdings
Portfolio Backtesting
Avoid under-diversification and over-optimization by backtesting your portfolios
CEOs Directory
Screen CEOs from public companies around the world
Options Analysis
Analyze and evaluate options and option chains as a potential hedge for your portfolios
Economic Indicators
Top statistical indicators that provide insights into how an economy is performing