St Petersburg-based work-for-hire studio Sperasoft has hired former EA Shanghai Studio Director of Production Brad Doan as its new Senior Director of Project Management Organization.

Doan will be based at the St Petersburg office and will report directly to company President and CEO Igor Efremov. His responsibilities include strengthening ties with partners and clients and ensuring results drive performance.

He oversaw numerous high-profile PC and console titles at EA Shanghai, including The Sims 4 and the Battlefield series. Doan's credits also include a raft of titles from THQ.

Strength to strength

"Sperasoft continues to grow from strength to strength and at the core of our success has been our ability to attract some of the best, most creative and committed games developers," said Efremov.

"We are very excited to welcome Brad on board, he brings a vast experience in project management, a passion complex challenges and stellar leadership qualities."