With Microsoft’s closing Friday of its $69 billion Activision Blizzard buy (see 2310130041), Activision CEO Bobby Kotick tells employees he will remain in that role through the end of 2023, reporting to Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer ... SES names Adel Al-Saleh, from Deutsche Telekom’s T-Systems International, CEO, effective in February; interim SES CEO Ruy Pinto will continue in that role through January, then will remain an executive team member until June before becoming adviser; Milton Torres, who succeeded Pinto as chief technology officer on an interim basis when Pinto became interim CEO, will continue in that role ... Comcast moves Javier Garcia to senior vice president-competitive marketing and strategy, Central Division headquarters in Atlanta ... S&P Global Mobility names Jato Dynamics’ Matt Weiss executive director-product strategy and pricing solutions, newly created role ...