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CodeDev appoints Andy Norman as COO
Unreal Engine co-development studio CodeDev has appointed Andy Norman as COO.
Previously, Norman served as studio leader in the Keywords Create Division. He joins recent hires at CodeDev, including technical director Steve Bedford and design director Liam McDonald.
Norman and CodeDev chair Rik Alexander previously led The Multiplayer Group (MPG). Alexander founded MPG and managed its sale to Improbable in 2019. Norman later became CEO and oversaw the £76.5 million acquisition by Keywords Studios in 2023.
“This is the third time I’ve worked with Rik Alexander, and good things always happen,” said Norman. “CEO Myke Parrott is equally as driven and committed.”
“Experience has shown me that growth is an output of what you put in: the culture and working practices. If you start off with a goal of hitting a particular margin or revenue, then that dictates a lot about the business and how the relationships with partners operate.
“We will instead put those partners first: understand and be invested in success, as they see it. I’m talking about staff as well as customers. We will aim to get those relationships right. And that will produce long-term success.”
CEO Myke Parrott added: “Rik and Andy have a history of building industry titans. With our reputation for solving the hardest problems in Unreal Engine, demand has reached a point where we need elite operational leadership to manage our trajectory.
“Andy is a master of nurturing culture at scale, so he is the perfect fit to help us grow.”
Tom Goldberger | Vice president of gaming, DDA
Tom Goldberger has joined creative communications agency DDA as vice president of gaming.
“On the games side, the team and I will be specialising in consumer communications for all aspects of gaming (console and PC), mobile, and gaming hardware,” Goldberger said about his new role.
“Our expertise spans both local and global campaign strategy, specialist and mainstream press targeting, launch creative ideations, and much more.”
Before joining DDA, Goldberger was senior public relations manager at Square Enix in the UK, where he led over 70 launches in five years.
He also held senior PR roles at Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Premier PR, Red Bull Racing, and Athlon Games.
