It may be troublesome retaining observe of the assorted comings and goings within the video games business, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups.
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CodeDev Group appoints Ben Board as CEO of The Performance Guys
Former Epic Video games chief Ben Board has been appointed CEO on the CodeDev Group’s optimisation division The Performance Guys.
Board beforehand served as enterprise improvement director of the Epic Sport Retailer and Unreal Engine, having joined the corporate in 2017 as developer assist supervisor. He has held a number of key management roles at Bullfrog Productions, Lionhead, and BossAlien.
“Ben is a real business heavy-hitter whose status and technical authority communicate for themselves,” stated CodeDev Group CEO Myke Parrot.
“He understands sport improvement from each angle – from coding engine scripts to managing
developer relations for the world’s largest platforms and engines. Bringing Ben in as CEO of The Performance Guys sends an unmistakable message to the market: in case your sport has a efficiency drawback on any engine, we now have one of the best staff on the planet to repair it.”
Christopher Wulf | Senior enterprise improvement supervisor, Fellow Traveler
Christopher Wulf has been promoted to senior enterprise improvement supervisor at Fellow Traveler. Wulf joined Fellow Traveller in 2021, and beforehand labored for The Triple-i Initiative as senior enterprise and occasion supervisor.
Julie Derhak joins Wizards of the Coast as a producer for Dungeons & Dragons
Julie Derhak has been appointed a producer for Dungeons & Dragons at Wizards of the Coast. Derhak was beforehand a producer at Epic Video games for seven years, engaged on Fortnite Tech Artwork and Lego Fortnite.
Alvaro Menéndez | Worldwide social lead, Mojang Studios
Alvaro Menéndez has been appointed worldwide social lead at Mojang Studios. Menéndez beforehand served as senior advertising and marketing supervisor at Epic Video games in Madrid.
Linus Johnsson promoted to senior audio designer at Frontier Developments
Linus Johnsson has been promoted to senior audio designer at Frontier Developments. Johnsson was beforehand audio designer at Frontier, having joined in 22 as a graduate audio designer.
Paramount Video games appoints Nate Nanzer as EVP, head of industrial & advertising and marketing
Nate Nanzer has left Epic Video games after seven years to grow to be EVP, head of industrial & advertising and marketing at Paramount Video games.
Nanzer labored at Epic for a number of years, most not too long ago serving as SVP of partnerships and monetisation.
“The scale of the ambition and imaginative and prescient right here for what’s subsequent is extremely thrilling,” stated Nanzer. “I’ve spent my profession on the intersection of video games, leisure, and fandom, and the chance to assist construct what comes subsequent at Paramount was just too compelling to move up.”
“I am deeply grateful to everybody at Epic and to all of the companions I’ve had the chance to work with alongside the best way. I will at all times be proud of what we completed collectively and shall be cheering the staff on from the sidelines.”
Julia Gutnik joins Amazon Gaming as Head of Media
Julia Gutnik has been appointed head of media at Amazon Gaming. Gutnik beforehand served as head of media, social, & analytics at Kia America.
Gutnik additionally labored at Prime Video and Amazon Studios for over six years, serving as its head of digital and adtech media.
“After two years navigating the auto business, I’m returning to my leisure roots, and to the place that formed me into a worldwide advertising and marketing chief,” stated Gutnik.
Lorna Antoniazzi | Artwork producer, Studio MDHR
Lorna Antoniazzi has been appointed artwork producer at Studio MDHR. Antoniazzi beforehand served as a producer at Roarty Digital, the place she labored on Fortnite Battle Royale and Lego Fortnite.
Aysu Kutbay | Product supervisor, Grand Video games
Aysu Kutbay has been appointed product supervisor at Grand Video games. Kutbay beforehand served as product supervisor at Rollic.
David Bailey returns to Video games Workshop as lead industrial supervisor – licensing
David Bailey has returned to Video games Workshop as lead industrial supervisor – licensing.
Bailey joined Video games Workshop in 2019 as senior licensing supervisor, leaving in 2021 to grow to be director of enterprise affairs at Sumo Digital.
“It is a privilege to return to the huge and evergreen Warhammer universes to assist spearhead new enterprise for licensing right here,” stated Bailey. “It is an unbelievable alternative and it is nice to be again within the fold working alongside nice folks.”
Liana Murphy appointed account director, US operations at Second Stage
Liana Murphy has been appointed account director, US operations at Second Stage.
Murphy not too long ago served concurrently as COO and head of public relations at Vicariously and V Publishing.
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Tim Coombs rejoins Amazon as head of model advertising and marketing for Luna
Tim Coombs has been appointed head of model advertising and marketing for Amazon Luna.
Coombs beforehand served as director of model administration at Xbox till July 2026, having joined in 2020 as senior supervisor for model technique.
He was appointed product advertising and marketing supervisor for Amazon Lumberyard in 2017, after which served as senior product advertising and marketing supervisor, staff lead for Amazon Sport Tech till April 2020.
Erik Mogensen leaves Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast
Erik Mogensen has left Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast following three years as senior director of enterprise improvement for digital gaming.
Mogensen beforehand labored at Video games Workshop for 23 years, together with his final position being head of enterprise improvement and shopper product licensing.
“It is not misplaced on me how particular it has been to have labored on, and for, my favorite manufacturers,” stated Mogensen.
“First Warhammer, and most not too long ago Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Transformers… the record goes on. I am very a lot wanting ahead to my subsequent chapter, no matter and wherever which may be.”
Ryan Rubin | Senior producer, Blizzard Leisure
Ryan Rubin has joined Blizzard Leisure as a senior producer. Rubin beforehand served as a senior producer at Netflix throughout two shipped cell titles – Squid Sport: Unleashed and Promoting Sundown.
He was additionally a producer at Riot Video games for 5 years, working in artistic improvement throughout the League of Legends IP.
Andrey Odintsov joins Battlestate Video games as head of advertising and marketing
Andrey Odintsov has been appointed head of advertising and marketing at Battlestate Video games. Odintsov beforehand labored at Multicast Video games as its consumer acquisition supervisor, and is at present an unbiased development and go-to-market advisor for video games.
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Frontier Developments appoints Dan Lazarides as CMO
Dan Lazarides has been appointed chief advertising and marketing officer at Frontier Developments.
Lazarides beforehand served as senior vice chairman of advertising and marketing at Sega Europe, and changed Jo Cooke following her appointment as Frontier’s CEO in January.
“We’re delighted to welcome Dan to Frontier, who brings with him a wealth of expertise on some of the business’s largest IP,” says Cooke.
“His management on this style will proceed Frontier’s upward momentum, and his appointment to the position of CMO highlights our concentrate on our communities. Dan shall be on the coronary heart of our participant first technique, making certain our publishing staff champions participant creativity and celebrates the best way wherein they play our video games.”
Cooke concluded: “This technique is paramount to our place as a genre-leading artistic administration simulation studio and ensures that we proceed to create unbelievable video games.”
Karen Ionescu | Digital gross sales supervisor, Kalypso Media UK
Karen Ionescu has been appointed digital gross sales supervisor at Kalypso Media UK. Ionescu beforehand served as gross sales supervisor at Numskull Video games, and has held positions at Nintendo and Rising Star Video games.
“We’re delighted to welcome Karen to Kalypso Media UK,” stated managing director Andrew Johnson. “She brings a wealth of industrial expertise and long-standing relationships throughout each retail and digital gross sales channels, making her a implausible addition to the staff.”
Hannah Barrett promoted to senior account government at Swipe Proper
Hannah Barrett has been promoted to senior account government at esports and gaming communications company Swipe Proper.
Barrett beforehand served as account government, having joined the corporate in December 2025.
Anni Pyy | Contract supervisor, Supercell
Supercell has appointed Anni Pyy as contract supervisor. Pyy beforehand labored at Metacore as contract supervisor for 4 years.
Nathan Solbrandt joins ZBD as SVP of enterprise improvement
Nathan Solbrandt has been appointed SVP of enterprise improvement at fintech platform ZBD.
Solbrandt beforehand served as senior account government at Motorica, and was vice chairman of enterprise improvement at Xsolla for the Americas.
Olivia Lee | Inner occasions producer, Riot Video games
Olivia Lee has been appointed inner occasions producer at Riot Video games. Lee beforehand served as affiliate producer for inner occasions and packages.
Ciarah Pritchard | Account coordinator, Xsolla
Ciarah Pritchard has been appointed account coordinator at Xsolla. Pritchard beforehand served as account efficiency supervisor at Playback Rewards.
Tracey Thompson returns to Bethesda as VP of communications
Tracey Thompson has been returned to Bethesda as VP of communications.
Thompson joined Bethesda in 2009 as director of publications, turning into affiliate VP of communications. She left in 2019 to hitch Digital Arts as head of product and studio built-in communications.
“I am wanting ahead to partnering with the gifted folks throughout Bethesda and Xbox, supporting the groups behind some of essentially the most iconic franchises in leisure, and serving to carry their creativity and imaginative and prescient to gamers around the globe,” stated Thompson.
Maddie Richter | Social media advertising and marketing supervisor, Nintendo of America
Maddie Richter has been appointed social media advertising and marketing supervisor at Nintendo of America. Richter beforehand served as social media supervisor at Alaska Airways.
Dana Duffield | Narrative designer, Yotta Video games
Dana Duffield has joined Yotta Video games as a story designer. Duffield beforehand served as senior narrative designer at Collection Leisure.
Three new hires at Yogscast Video games
UK writer Yogscast Video games has introduced a trio of new hires together with Charlotte Willis, Robin Mawhinney, and Charlotte Pang.
Willis has been appointed PR and influencer supervisor, having beforehand labored at Diva Company as creator and neighborhood director.
Mawhinney and Pang have joined as manufacturing coordinator and publishing coordinator respectively.
Mawhinney labored as a junior producer at Atelier 11, whereas Pang served as producer, animator, and artist for Workforce Gramps and Queensguard. She additionally taught sport design, animation, and coding at Submarine Artwork College and The Code Zone.
Jars AI co-founders be a part of Roblox to assist AI device launch in New Zealand
Steffen Holm and Chris Kruger have joined Roblox’s Basis AI staff to assist the platform’s mobile-first AI creation tool Build in New Zealand.
Holm and Kruger co-founded AI interactive platform Jars AI in 2023 after elevating $3.5 million in funding from Google and different companies.
“At Jars AI we noticed a whole bunch of hundreds of creators use AI to form bizarre new worlds and tales, and we’re excited to maintain pushing the boundaries of AI leisure in our new roles,” stated Holm.
Sathvik Sudireddy | Advertising and marketing supervisor, stay companies, Rockstar
Sathvik Sudireddy has joined Rockstar Video games as advertising and marketing supervisor, stay companies.
Sudireddy beforehand served as product supervisor on Name of Obligation at Activision following an internship in enterprise improvement on the developer.
Joe Chard | Lead product supervisor, Netflix
Joe Chard has been appointed lead product supervisor at Netflix Video games.
Chard beforehand served as vice chairman, studio basic supervisor, and head of product at Jam Metropolis for six years. In addition they held senior positions in video games at The Walt Disney Firm and Warner Bros. Leisure.