Activision plans to fire CFO Neumann, puts him on paid leave

Activision Blizzard in Santa Monica said it plans to fire Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann for cause unrelated to the company’s financial performance and has placed him on paid leave.
Neumann will be on leave pending an opportunity to demonstrate why he shouldn’t be let go, the company said Monday in a regulatory filing. Activision, a leading video-game publisher, didn’t elaborate.
In at least a dozen U.S. departures this year, companies directly accused senior executive