Leadership Change News
The latest Leadership Change coverage curated for game developers.
Savvy Games Group CEO Brian Ward has left the company as it enters its next phase of growth. The departure comes with no public replacement named yet, leaving a leadership …
GamesIndustry.biz reports Brian Ward is stepping down as CEO of Savvy Games Group, ending his run since the Saudi-owned firm launched in 2021. Turqi Alnowaiser will serve as interim CEO …
Bungie has replaced Marathon game director Joe Ziegler four months after launch, with Del Chafe III stepping in to lead the project alongside creative director Julia Nardin. The July jobs …
Krafton has agreed to drop all pending legal action tied to Unknown Worlds, and CEO Ted Gill is leaving the studio. For developers, the practical takeaway is that the Subnautica …
Supermassive’s CEO is stepping down right after Directive 8020 launched, which signals a leadership reset at a studio already navigating a rough industry cycle. For teams watching publishing and studio …
After 22 years, Treyarch’s long-time studio head Mark Gordon is stepping down, with two co-studio heads taking over. For developers, the practical signal is continuity at the top rather than …
Xbox is losing two senior Rare veterans: Craig Duncan and Louise O'Connor are both departing Xbox Game Studios. For devs, the immediate takeaway is leadership churn at the top of …
Xbox Game Studios is losing its top leader after just 18 months, with Craig Duncan stepping down and Louise O'Connor also exiting. For teams shipping into Xbox's portfolio, the immediate …
After two decades at Bandai Namco, Tekken 8 director Kohei Ikeda has left the studio. For fighting-game teams, that kind of long-tenured leadership change can matter as much as a …
Bandai Namco has lost another long-time Tekken leader: director Kohei Ikeda is out after 20+ years at the company. For teams shipping live fighting games, that kind of turnover can …
Room 8 Group has brought in Juanita Draude as CEO, replacing Anna Kozlova after seven years. For studios that rely on external co-dev and production support, the signal is a …
Benoit Richer has exited Ubisoft after leading Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe, and he’s now co-founding Servo Games in Quebec. For Hexe, that’s another senior leadership change on a project already …
Christoph Hartmann, head of Amazon Game Studios, is reportedly leaving the company as Amazon shifts its focus away from PC and console gaming. This change may signal a significant restructuring …