Alexander Freund is the new head of the Bochum Campus. © SAE Institute Campus Alexander Freund Becomes New Head of School at SAE Campus Bochum The former SAE Institute student and lecturer Alexander Freund is the new Campus Manager at his Alma Mater in Bochum. He follows on Christopher Seydholdt, who moves to the SAE Institute Germany central team as a Business Analyst. Alexander Freund is the new Campus Manager at the SAE Institute in By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Krafton Appoints Jin Oh as Chief Global Publishing Officer. © Krafton Business Krafton Appoints Jin Oh as Chief Global Publishing Officer The Korean publisher and holding company Krafton has appointed Jin Oh as Chief Global Publishing Officer. Oh had formerly filled various leading roles at Riot, Blizzard and Garena. He is supposed to strengthen the company's presence in global markets and promote IP discovery. The Korean publisher Krafton Inc By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Aleks Kovacevic joins ESBD as Head of Communications © Tobias Kordt Business Aleksandar Kovacevic Joins ESBD as Head of Communications The ESBD (eSport-Bund Deutschland, eSports Association Germany) is expanding its office team. Since mid-July, Aleksandar Kovacevic has been responsible for the association's communications. In his new role, Aleks Kovacevic will be responsible for communications in the areas of community, marketing and public relations. In addition to traditional association By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Sophia Henning is joining Lessmore. © Sophia Henning Business Lessmore Hires Sophia Henning as Junior Operations Manager Sophia Henning, formerly Project Manager at Nerdstar and one of the co-founders of Game:in e.V., has changed positions to Junior Operations Manager at mobile game studio Lessmore. Henning has been Project Manager for Nerdstar, Producerin for Monokel studio and in her spare time built up the award-winning association By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Communications expert Mai-Vy Thach is Capcom's new PR Manager Europe. © Capcom Business Mai-Vy Thach is Capcom's Newest PR Manager Mai-Vy Thach, communications expert formerly at Ubisoft for over five years, has taken the position of PR Manager Central Europe for Capcom, joining the team of Claas Wolter. Her first project: Monster Hunter Wilds, premiering at gamescom. Starting in August, Mai-Vy Thach has begun the position of PR Manager Centrail By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Nitrado CEO Raphael Stange now also head Multicraft. © Nitrado, Stange Business Nitrado Acquires Multicraft Game server hoster Nitrado has acquired Swiss company Multicraft from Burgdorf. With that, the Karlsruhe company of CEO Raphael Stange enhances its B2B sector to rent out services to other game server hosters. Multicraft founder Daniel Hofer will stay on board after the acquisition. Karlsruhe server hoster and renter Nitrado By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Klaas Kersting, Ralph Stock and Jan Richter (from left to right) © GM Business Jan Richter Succeeds Ralph Stock as CEO of Sixteen Tons Entertainment Following the sale of Sixteen Tons Entertainment to Phoenix Games in early 2020, founder and CEO Ralph Stock is now stepping down and handing over the position of CEO to Jan Richter. It is the end of an era: Ralph Stock, founder of Sixteen Tons Entertainment, is stepping down from By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Efthimios Sidiropoulos (left) and Reiner Treder (right) take over parts of the responsibilities of Matthias Höfel © idee+spiel Business Efthimios Sidiropoulos Will Lead Supplier and Product Group Management at idee+spiel idee+spiel is restructuring the product group and supplier management department, which was newly created in 2017, following the departure of the previous head, Matthias Höfel. Reiner Treder takes over responsibility for Eurotrain. Efthimios Sidiropoulos, who built up the McMedia video game line, becomes the new head of the division. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
© Xsolla Business Xsolla Strengthens Management and Appoints Cathleen Nilson as CFO Xsolla has brought an experienced financial executive on board to drive further growth and expansion. The company has appointed Cathleen Nilson as its new CFO. Cathleen Nilson is an experienced top manager in the tech sector. She has over a decade of Finance executive experience at brands like Samsung and By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Vera Bauer aka Tech like Vera. © Webedia Business Vera Bauer is a new presenter at GameStar Webedia expands its creative circle. Vera Bauer aka Tech like Vera is a new presenter at GameStar and GameStar Tech. Tech Like Vera aka Vera Bauer is the new host at GameStar. She studied Interactive Media Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt, worked as a news blogger By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
One of the Games/Bavaria projects is the GG Bavaria event © Picture: Games/Bavaria Business Medien.Bayern Expands Capacities and Seeks New Team Lead for Games/Bayern Medien.Bayern is expanding its capacities in the field of games for its major project Gamerei. The search for a new team lead for Games/Bavaria has begun. Further changes are planned for Games/Bavaria in the coming weeks. Medien.Bayern is launching a search for a new team leader By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Nandita Wegehaupt © Die Hoffotografen Business Nandita Wegehaupt Appointed New Managing Director of Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur Nandita Wegehaupt will be the new managing director of the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur (Digital Games Culture Foundation). Previously, she worked for the Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (German Business Foundation). She succeeds Çiğdem Uzunoğlu. Nandita Wegehaupt will become the new managing director of the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur (Digital Gaming Culture Foundation) By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
