Scopely has announced a new general counsel and head of business affairs, Roy Rosenthal.

Formerly senior counsel and senior director of business affairs at Zynga, Rosenthal is well established in the mobile gaming industry. 

At Zynga he was responsible for running the commercial legal team, as well as leading the company's business affairs efforts. Prior to that role he was head of business affairs at Shazam in London and then in Palo Alto.

New start

"Scopely is truly sitting on a powder keg," Rosenthal said of his decision to join Scopley in a blog post.

"The team Walter has put together is an amazing combination of the best and brightest from the largest gaming and media companies with all of the attributes of a nimble and entrepreneurial start up.  

"If people knew what I know about where we’re headed, you wouldn’t need to ask why I was inspired to join. It was a no brainer."