Mind Candy, the British studio behind the Moshi Monsters franchise, has appointed former Playfish people operations director Ken Ward to serve as director of talent.
Ward will be responsible for the direction and management of Mind Candy's recruitment team, and will oversee the company's talent acquisition strategy.
Right now, Mind Candy is recruiting for around 80 vacancies in its London offices, including mobile developers and designers.
Busy week
"Mind Candy is an incredible company the chance to help build such an exciting vision was too compelling to pass up," said Ward, whose previous roles include staffing consultant at Skype and recruiter for Barclay's Wealth Management.
"We have a talented, passionate and committed team and I'm thrilled to help build upon such strong foundations," Ward concluded.
His appointment follows the news of Mind Candy's acquisition of UK games studio Origami Blue, and the launch of its new R&D lab.
"We're delighted to have Ken on board, he brings a wealth of experience to the role following his years at Playfish and has made a great impact on the business since joining," added Mind Candy COO and CFO Divinia Knowles.
In May 2012, Mind Candy entered into a partnership with GREE to bring Moshi Monsters to mobile. As such, Mind Candy will deliver two Moshi Monsters games for a Q4 2012 release on GREE's mobile platform.
[source: BrandFeed]
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