Observed Signal · Aug 10, 2026 · Hiring · Source: Mobilegamer.biz · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Hiring and promotions across major game companies
A jobs digest reports multiple hires and promotions across the mobile and broader games industry. EA promoted Cam Weber to president and chief studios officer and David Tinson to president and chief operating officer as EA completes a $55bn take-private by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s PIF. Nazara Technologies appointed Raymond A. Stauffer as CEO while founder Nitish Mittersain transitions to managing director after overseeing revenue growth and a $303m acquisition. Other moves include Michael Lieb named principal accounting officer at Unity, Martin Keely joining Epic Games as VP/GM of the Epic Games Store and Epic Online Services, Jon Middleton joining Xsolla as EVP of strategic business, and hires at Kabam, Scopely, Tactile Games and Moon Active.
Routine hires and promotions within game companies; limited direct impact on the broader AdTech/MarTech ecosystem.
Wichtigste Kernpunkte & Evidenz
- EA appointed Cam Weber as president and chief studios officer and promoted David Tinson to president and chief operating officer as EA completes a $55bn take-private acquisition by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s PIF.
- Nazara Technologies: Nitish Mittersain stepped down as chief executive to become managing director; Raymond A. Stauffer was named CEO. Nazara grew revenue from $115m to $192m and completed a $303m acquisition of Bluetile and BestPlay.
- Unity appointed Michael Lieb as principal accounting officer effective July 27; he previously served at Peloton Interactive, Shutterstock, Spotify and Ernst & Young.
- Epic Games hired Martin Keely as VP/general manager of the Epic Games Store and Epic Online Services; he previously spent more than seven years at Blizzard Entertainment.
- Xsolla hired Jon Middleton as executive vice president of strategic business; additional hires reported at Kabam, Scopely, Tactile Games and Moon Active.
Verknüpfte Unternehmen
12 verknüpfte UnternehmenMoon Active
Mobile-Game-Publisher, der sich auf Freemium-Spiele und datengestützte Live-Ops spezialisiert hat.
“Moon Active: Yarden Calamaro has joined as a product game designer....”
Unity
Plattform für Echtzeit-3D-Software und die Monetarisierung von mobilen Apps.
“Unity: Michael Lieb has been appointed principal accounting officer, effective July 27, having already served as the company’s chief account...”
EA
Globaler Spiele-Publisher mit Live-Services, Abonnements und In-Game-Advertising.
“EA: Cam Weber has been appointed president and chief studios officer, and David Tinson promoted to president and chief operating officer, as...”
Shutterstock
Lizenzmarktplatz für Stockmedien, Design-Tools und kreative Dienstleistungen.
“He previously served as vice president, corporate controller at Peloton Interactive, and held prior finance roles at Shutterstock and Spotif...”
Scopely
Investor / PELive-Ops-Publisher und Technologie-Plattform für Free-to-Play-Videospiele auf Mobilgeräten, PC und Konsolen.
“Scopely: Alon Fall has joined as a game economist....”
Spotify
Audio-Streaming-Plattform mit Abonnements, Werbemöglichkeiten und Creator-Tools für den globalen Markt.
“He previously served as vice president, corporate controller at Peloton Interactive, and held prior finance roles at Shutterstock and Spotif...”
Peloton
Vernetzte Fitness-Hardware kombiniert mit einer abonnementbasierten Plattform für On-Demand- und Live-Workouts.
“He previously served as vice president, corporate controller at Peloton Interactive, and held prior finance roles at Shutterstock and Spotif...”
EY
Globales Netzwerk für professionelle Dienstleistungen in den Bereichen Wirtschaftsprüfung, Steuerberatung und Consulting.
Xsolla
Gaming-Commerce- und Monetarisierungsinfrastruktur für Entwickler und Publisher.
“Xsolla: Jon Middleton has joined as executive vice president of strategic business....”
FastSpring
Merchant-of-Record-Handelsplattform für globale Software- und digitale Verkäufer.
“This column is sponsored by FastSpring....”
Epic Games
Publisher von Videospielen, Anbieter der Unreal Engine und Betreiber einer digitalen Spieleplattform.
“Epic Games: Martin Keely has joined as VP/general manager of the Epic Games Store and Epic Online Services....”
Activision Blizzard
Führender Publisher für plattformübergreifenden interaktiven Entertainment-Content und erstklassiges In-Game-Advertising-Inventar.
“He previously spent time at Activision, and before that worked in indie development after building his early career in mobile gaming....”
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