Ceo Change
Tag: CEO
Pastures New
ZeptoLab CEO Max Petrov to leave company after almost 12 years
Petrov became CEO in 2022, focusing on strategy, business and culture
Sega Strategy
Rovio, ratings, global expansion: Sega CEO Haruki Satomi reveals plans for FY2024
Sega reveals plans to leverage Rovio’s European success, bolster employee motivation, and grow its IP
Executive Exit
Unity restructure sees six ironSource co-founders step down
New CEO Jim Whitehurst clears the decks with key ironSource figures moving to non-executive roles while Tomer Bar-Zeev will continue to serve on the Board of Directors
Ceo Change
WildWorks CEO Clark Stacey steps down after 21 years
WildWorks is best known for 2010 Flash game Animal Jam which has reached 175 million players on browser and mobile
Runtime Result
Everything you need to know about Unity’s new CEO Jim Whitehurst
With John Riccitiello stepping down after nine years, who's Unity's new boss and how much will it change under his watch?
Promoted Position
My.Games appoints Elena Grigorian as CEO as Vladimir Nikolsky steps down
Grigorian has helped optimise 70+ games’ potential
Next Steps
East Side Games co-founder Joshua Nilson leaves after 14 years
A mutual parting of ways comes with optimism for the future
Jobs
Industry Moves: Hirings and Promotions around the Mobile Games Industry; July 10, 2023
Yat Siu joins a crack team of Web3 enthusiasts, CEO of Nine66 goes back to VC and a NetEase vet joins Sega
Executive Moves
CEO of Nine66, Kadri Harma, to return to venture capital
Harma has been CEO since late 2021
Leadership Changes
Riot Games gets new CEO with leadership shake-up
The new CEO will be working to smooth Riot’s rocky road
Leadership Changes
CEO Mikkel Weider leaves Nordisk
The CEO ended his tenure by mutual agreement with Allan Mathson Hansen appointed in interim
Executive With Experience
Debbie Bestwick to step down as Team 17 CEO after more than a decade
She will continue working with the company in a new role
Appointments
Nexon appoints two new directors to its board
The announcement is in addition to the reappointment of three directors
Appointments
Vancouver studio A Thinking Ape appoints new CEO
Founder and former CEO Kenshi Arasaki will move to role of chair
Insights
What’s next for Supercell?
CEO Ilkka Paananen’s recent blog post gives insight into the Finnish hitmaker's plans for 2023 and beyond
Creating Connections
Dream Games, thatgamecompany: building iconic IP creates essential emotional attachments
Royal Match and Sky creators Soner Aydemir and Jenova Chen share their views on connecting with players at Index Gaming Summit
Prepare For Launch
Jeremy Bondy named new CEO of Liftoff
Bondy will succeed founder Mark Ellis, who will remain as senior advisor
No Change In Nxc Leadership
Correction: no change in CEO responsibilities for Nexon or NXC
No change in CEO responsibilities for Nexon or NXC
Meet The New Boss
Adverty appoints Jonas Söderqvist as CEO as in-game advertising continues to grow
As global mobile ad spend continues to grow, Söderqvist aims to educate the industry and brands about the potential of in-games advertising
Drest To Impress
Fashion game dev DREST appoints Lisa Bridgett as CEO
Will oversee operation across its games, media, data and e-commerce
Cultivating Culture
Xsolla CTO Konstantin Golubitsky appointed as CEO
Will focus on growth and strengthening company culture
Exmox Executive
Exmox appoints Caglar Eger as CEO
Will be responsible for the expansion of the company
Top Dog
Bad Robot Games appoints Anna Sweet as CEO
Her remit is to grow this division at the entertainment firm
Money Money Money
Activision Blizzard shareholder claims firm has 'unnecessarily enriched' CEO Kotick
Executive director of CTW Investment Group Dieter Waizenegger says that the exec is compensated too highly
To The Top
Only one-third of CEOs in games started their working lives in the industry
Tim Sweeney mowed lawns before becoming a developer