It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups.
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Code Wizards Group appoints Catherine Bygrave as head of commercial
Catherine Bygrave has been appointed head of commercial at Code Wizards Group.
Bygrave previously served as business development director at Sumo Games, and spent a decade at Activision working across Call of Duty and Destiny. She also held senior commercial and strategic roles at Gfinity, Humble Games, and Sumo Digital.
“I have followed Code Wizards over my career and have always admired the team’s ethos and performance,” said Bygrave. “I am excited to be part of the team and support the business in its next phase”
Code Wizards Group CEO Stuart Muckley added: “I’m so excited to have Catherine joining our leadership team. The games industry has been changing over the last few years and Catherine is the perfect person to help Code Wizards Group reach the next level.”
Michał Platkow-Gilewski promoted to VP of global communications and marketing at CD Projekt Red
Michał Platkow-Gilewski has been promoted to VP of global communications and marketing at CD Projekt Red.
Platkow-Gilewski joined CD Projekt Red as head of marketing in 2011, holding positions as head of global communications, director of public relations and global communication, and VP of PR and communication.
Daniel Smith | Executive producer, Playground Games
Daniel Smith has been appointed executive producer at Playground Games.
Smith previously served as executive producer at Turn 10 Studios, overseeing large-scale product development and production operations.
He also worked as a senior producer and games producer at Xbox Game Studios Publishing for nine years, managing the Xbox publishing portfolio.
Gero Micciché | Lead producer, 2K and Hangar 13 Games
Gero Micciché has been appointed lead producer at 2K and Hangar 13 Games.
Micciché previously worked as development director on Battlefield at Criterion Games, and held development director and producer roles at Electronic Arts, Codemasters, and Gameloft.
Bloober Team appoints Tymon Smektala as executive producer of Broken Mirror Games
Bloober Team has appointed Tymon Smektala as executive producer at its curated horror imprint Broken Mirror Games.
Smektala previously worked at Technland for 13 years, with his latest position being franchise director. He joined Techland in 2013 as a game designer.
“After more than 13 years at Techland, I’m taking on a new challenge: leading the imprint, shaping its creative direction and portfolio, and working with talented external studios to bring new perspectives on horror in gaming,” said Smektala.
Vik Agarwal | Product team, Roblox
Vik Agarwal has joined Roblox’s product team.
Agarwal was previously product leader at Meta, and lead product manager at Zynga. He also held product manager roles at Electronic Arts and Amazon Game Studios.
Daniel Loane | Principal game designer, Zynga
Daniel Loane has been appointed principal game designer at Zynga.
Loane previously served as senior game designer at Fortis Games. He also held senior roles at ZeniMax Online Studios, NetherRealm Studios, and King.