Claude Guillemot, who helped establish Ubisoft with his brothers in 1986, died when a Cessna 421 crashed in La Baule, France on June 19. The accident also claimed the life of a flight instructor; intense fire at the site reportedly slowed official identification of the victims.
In addition to Guillemot, the second victim was a flight instructor.
Emergency crews found the wreckage on fire, which complicated efforts to quickly determine who had been aboard.
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