--- title: Wizards of the Coast president John Hight is stepping down description: John Hight, president of Wizards of the Coast and former World of Warcraft executive, is stepping down effective September 1, 2026. He will transition to an... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/wizards-of-the-coast-president-john-hight-is-stepping-down-ujrtal61y twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Wizards of the Coast president John Hight is stepping down | daily.dev og:description: John Hight, president of Wizards of the Coast and former World of Warcraft executive, is stepping down effective September 1, 2026. He will transition to an... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/wizards-of-the-coast-president-john-hight-is-stepping-down-ujrtal61y og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UJRTal61Y.png og:image:alt: Wizards of the Coast president John Hight is stepping down og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Wizards of the Coast president John Hight is stepping down **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary John Hight, president of Wizards of the Coast and former World of Warcraft executive, is stepping down effective September 1, 2026. He will transition to an advisory role reporting to the CEO, retaining his $800,000 base salary during the transition. His departure comes amid a turbulent period for Wizards of the Coast and parent company Hasbro, which has seen mass layoffs, multiple game cancellations, a $56 million write-down on scrapped video game projects, studio closures including Atomic Arcade, and a unionization effort by Magic: The Gathering Arena developers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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