Larry Probst

Lawrence F. "Larry" Probst III is the Chairman and former President and CEO of Electronic Arts (EA). He was succeeded by John Riccitiello on April 2, 2007. On October 2, 2008, Probst was introduced as the new chairman of the United States Olympic Committee, replacing Peter Ueberroth. Probst worked from Johnson & Johnson and later on Clorox before being recruited into the video game industry through Activision in 1982. In 1984 he joined EA as Vice President for Sales. He is the current Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer of the company. When President and Chief Operating Officer John Riccitiello resigned in April 2004, Probst assumed his duties. After Riccitiello was re-hired as CEO in 2007, Probst retained his non-operational...