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Nordisk Games appoints Stefanía Halldórsdóttir as CEO and Ásgeir Kröyer as CFO
Nordisk Games has named Stefanía Halldórsdóttir as CEO and Ásgeir Kröyer as CFO.
These appointments follow the recent publishing agreement between subsidiaries Avalanche Studios Group and Supermassive Games.
Halldórsdóttir and Kröyer will retain their positions as CEO and CFO of Avalanche Studios Group.
“Stefanía and Ásgeir have built Avalanche Studios Group into everything we want our studios to be: creatively ambitious, operationally excellent and growing,” said former interim CEO and Nordisk Film chair Allan Mathson Hansen.
“Putting that experience at the centre of Nordisk Games is the natural next step for the group. With this new leadership in place, we look forward to continuing to pursue our growth ambitions within games.”
Halldórsdóttir added: “I’m proud to take this on, and grateful to Allan for the foundation he’s laid and the trust he’s shown. Nordisk Games should be an active owner that gives its studios what they need to do their best work.”
“For us, that starts with investing in games and the teams behind them. Our studios lead their games creatively, and everything we do as an owner is in service of that work; that’s the reason this group works. Ásgeir and I will continue to lead from Stockholm, which remains home for us.”
Sasha Volkohon | Head of commercial, Game Events GmbH
Game Events GmbH, organiser of Gamescom Dev, has appointed Sasha Volkohon as head of commercial, succeeding Roufina Guenkova.
Volkohon was previously senior business development manager at Remote Control Productions.
As head of commercial, Volkohon will oversee the firm’s event portfolio, including Gamescom Dev and its leadership events.
“We are excited to welcome Sasha as our new head of commercial,” said Game Events GmbH managing director Frederik Hammes. “Her experience working with developers, publishers, and other industry partners at Remote Control Productions is particularly relevant to our events.”
“Together, we want to strengthen existing partnerships and develop new commercial opportunities across Gamescom Dev, our year-round leadership events, and the wider event portfolio.”
Three former Warhorse Studios devs join CD Projekt Red
As spotted by GamesRadar, three developers from Warhorse Studios have joined CD Projekt Red to work on The Witcher 4.
Karel Kolmann is now senior quest designer at CD Projekt Red, after serving as lead gameplay designer at Warhorse.
Zdeněk Glatz is senior open world designer following his role at Warhorse as lead level designer, and Zbyněk Zelinka has been appointed senior gameplay designer, following his tenure as lead technical designer at Warhorse.
Stewart Neal | Partnerships & growth director, Mandali Games
Stewart Neal has been appointed partnerships & growth director at Mandali Games. Neal previously served as studio director at Sumo India Studios.
Neal joined Sumo Digital in 2014 and held roles as insource/outsource manager, development manager, and external content director until 2020.
“Mandali has a rich heritage, a strong foundation and a talented team with experience working on some fantastic games,” said Neal. I’m genuinely excited to join Priyam Dutta and the team, and build on what they’ve achieved and help shape Mandali’s next chapter.”