Andrew Wilson (businessman)

Andrew Wilson (born September 7, 1974 in Geelong, Australia) is an Australian-American businessman who has been the CEO of Electronic Arts (EA) since September 2013. On September 18, 2017, he was elected as a director of Intel.

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 FIFA 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 CEO 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."

Personal life
Wilson is married, and has one daughter and one son.

Awards and accolades

 * 2015 - #3 on Fortune magazine's Business Person of the Year list, behind Nike CEO Mark Parker and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
 * 2015 - #3 on Forbes' list of America's Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under, behind Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer
 * 2015 - #58 on Adweek's Power List: The 100 Most Influential Leaders in Marketing and Tech
 * 2014 - #5 on BBC.com's list of best CEOS of 2014
 * 2014 - #6 on Forbes' list of America's Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under
 * Winner - Motley Fool's The Best Tech CEOs of 2014
 * 2010 - Winner, BAFTA, Games/Sports - FIFA 2010
 * 2010 - Winner, BAFTA, Games/Use of Online - FIFA 2010