Groupon Hires Curtis Lee Away From Zynga To Become Its New VP Of Consumer Products

Another executive departure at Zynga, and a big hire for Groupon: TechCrunch has learned -- and Groupon has just confirmed -- that Curtis Lee, who had been director of product management for Zynga, is joining Groupon as its new VP of consumer products, to oversee everything consumer-facing on the product side for the daily deals giant. This is a significant talent loss for Zynga, and comes on the heels of two other exec departures: ad chief Manny Anekal earlier this month, and lead designer Michael McCormick in February. Lee, meanwhile, was known as something of a "monetization guru" for Zynga, laying the blueprint Zynga's virtual goods and currency sales. Among his past roles at Zynga, Lee had been head of product for Zynga's Austin studio, and had been director of product for one of its biggest hits, Mafia Wars. Significantly, a source says that he had been working on a "huge, unannounced project" with Mark Skaggs, the man who created Farmville and Cityville.

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