Walk A Mile In My Shoes
Genvid Entertainment hires Jerry Heinz as EVP of global publishing platforms
Working on monetisation and publishing platform for Genvid’s Massively Interactive Live Events
Latest Hires At Gadsme
Admix and Happydemics execs join Gadsme
Nina Mackie and Antoine Clairet to lead in-game ad sales and EMEA demand in French adtech company
Coming To Your City
Jam City expands executive team to broaden F2P portfolio
Lisa Anderson promoted to executive vice president, will oversee all F2P activities, as well as former King and Playtika leads, Brent Blazek and Dan Lipa
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Muesse To Lead
Andy Muesse to lead Rovio’s global game studios
Muesse to lead the company's global game studios in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Canada
Director Deluge
Annapurna Interactive makes multiple hires to internal development studio
Helmed by game director Chelsea Hash, the new additions – Brett Lajzer, Evan Hembacher, and Cosimo Galluzzi – will push forward with an unannounced project
Apple Core Out
Apple Arcade’s senior team keeps shrinking
Apple Arcade execs Mark Bozon and Kathy Astromoff leave to pursue very divergent paths
Welcome Aboard
Homa Games appoints Brice Vinocour as VP of marketing & communications
Homa Games will leverage Vinocour's experience and leadership skills to build the scaleup’s marketing & communications strategy, increase brand awareness, and grow gamers and developers' communities
Bolstering The Ranks
Former King, Wargaming exec joins Kwalee as head of casual mobile games
F2P specialist Callum Godfrey will lead on all internal and external casual games projects for the UK-headquartered publisher
Big Fish Focus
Former Amazon gaming manager Larry Plotnick appointed president at Big Fish Games
Supporting innovation and development of casual games
Live Action Appointment
Former Disney and Sony exec appointed president of Genvid Entertainment
Andrew Schneider also appointed chief marketing officer of Genvid Holdings
Directors And Developers
Dr Jakin Vela appointed new IGDA executive director
Founder of Games For Me, CEO of Astral Interactive, and more
Taking The Subway To The Factory
Former Kiloo director joins Funday Factory
Jeppe Kønig, former Subway Surfer director of publishing, joins Danish multiplayer studio
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Infinite Appointments
Infinite Arcade appoints former Visa exec Andrew Dubatowka
Dubatowka held senior positions in Intel, Google, Visa, and AdColony among others
Prepare For Launch
Jeremy Bondy named new CEO of Liftoff
Bondy will succeed founder Mark Ellis, who will remain as senior advisor
Joining And Growing
Blackstone hires former Zynga COO Matthew Bromberg
Focusing on Blackstone Growth
Role Recruitment
Social First’s new advisors aim to reach the next generation of Web3 gaming
Koh Kim and Andy Chambers join the Finnish studio after funding round
Match Made In Heaven
Zynga’s Bernard Kim to exit games industry, join Match Group as CEO
Kim to be named Match Group CEO on May 31 after six years as Zynga president
Hiring Hall-of-famer
EA founder Trip Hawkins joins 110 Industries
Bringing experience from mobile games and esports platforms
Corporate Changes
William Ding steps down from corporate roles at NetEase subsidiary
Relinquishing roles as legal representative, general manager and director of subsidiary
Big Shot In Dallas
Wordscapes developer announces Carol Miu as new CEO
Carol Miu succeeds Tony Goodman as CEO of PeopleFun
Cohen Comes On
Homa Games brings on Jeff Cohen as VP of Corporate Development
Will handle the firm's "aggresive" M&A and partnership operations
Mobile Game Dev Veteran
Chimera Entertainment hires Stefan Dieckmann as head of development
Brings over 15 years of mobile games development experience to lead and grow Chimera's dev team
Leading The Front
Anzu appoints former Yahoo director Chris Vincelli as VP of Business Development
Brings over a decade of partnerships experience to secure in-game ads partnerships
Cousens Comes Aboard
Huuuge Games appoints Rod Cousens as co-CEO
Brings over four decades of experience, including leadership roles at Jagex, Codemasters, and Activision
Blizzard To Amazon
Amazon hires former World of Warcraft designer to ramp up mobile games efforts
Former Blizzard designer Kurt Sparkuhl joins as lead games designer for mobile
Brought To The Board
iCandy Interactive appoints four new execs
New appointments come from subsidiaries Storms and Lemon Sky Studios
Expanding Execs
Kongregate appoints three executive team members to support blockchain operations
Max Murphy, Michelle Shaw, and Patrick Moran step into CTO, CBOO, and CPO respectively
Marketing Movement
InnoGames appoints Felix Janzen as chief marketing officer
Former CMO moves up to lead Modern Times Group’s games marketing efforts
Smith Retires
Women in Games founder David Smith retires from role
Founded the non-profit in 2009 to bring more women in the industry
Izumi Incorporating
Jamie Davies appointed as Izumi World CMO in preparation for NFT AR game
Brings experience from leading Xbox franchises, such as Halo, Gears of War, and Fable
Hr Hero
Exient brings on former United Nations specialist Hunida Busefi
Bringing experience from outside of the games industry to aid diversity programme
Ip Expansion
FunPlus hires Josh Burns spearhead IP partnerships
DigitalDevConnect founder and 6Waves co-founder joins the team
Joining The Dragon
Triple Dragon brings on Ritesh Thadani as head of business development
Former COO of Playstack and Pollen
Helpful Hires
Imagendary Studios hires Jason Hayes and Matt Cordner for audio and art skills
Both hires previously worked for Blizzard Entertainment
Bringing Blockchain Brain
Playtika hires Jacob Mendel to leverage blockchain expertise
Having led blockchain initiative at J.P Morgan and Intel
Co-head Of Games
Galaxy Interactive appoints Ryan You as co-head of gaming division
Will also operate as partner and managing director
Barrera Brought On
Netflix appoints Roberto Barrera as head of games strategy
Playstation Alumnus brought on to solidify games approach
Eyes On Activision
Bobby Kotick stepping down from Coca-Cola to focus attention on Activision Blizzard
Following acquisition by Microsoft
Appointment Announced
Lockwood Publishing appoints Jon Goddard to senior management team
Prior roles at EA, Jagex, and more
Homa Hires
Homa Games hires former GameAnalytics CEO Ioana Hreninciuc as new CPO
Tasked with scaling the Homa Lab platform and providing data insights
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Hiring Hundreds
Epic Games hiring hundreds as full employees with benefit plans
QA testers make up bulk of hires
New Leadership
Tjodolf Sommestad becomes new president of King
Co-founder Sebastian Knutsson stepping down from CCO role
Gouge To Jones
EA appoints Gareth Jones as vice president and head of Playdemic Studios
Following departure of studio head Paul Gouge
Welcome Back
Riot Games appoints co-founder Marc Merrill as president of games
Former co-CEO will oversee current and future projects, as well as R&D
Titles And Trends
Kolibri Games hires Dzmitry Yudo as product director for new games
Leading the initiative to explore idle games
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It's A Secret
Secret Society Games appoints Andreea Enache as chief business officer
Formerly of Sony, Konami, Namco, Marvel, and more