Steve Collins Joins Unity As New Chief Technology Officer

Former King CTO and Havok co-founder Steve Collins joins Unity as its new Chief Technology Officer. The company, which has just released Unity 6, is strengthening its technical leadership as it accelerates transformation.

Unity today announced that Steve Collins is joining Unity as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), providing key technical leadership to accelerate product innovation, quality and stability. "We're elated to have Steve join us at this pivotal time," said Matt Bromberg, President and CEO of Unity. "He has deep technical expertise in both gaming and marketing technology and he understands what developers need. Steve will play a key role as we continue to deliver more innovation, quality, and stability to our customers."

Steve was CTO of King (Candy Crush) and co-founder and CTO of Havok (physics engine). He was also CTO of Swrve, a real-time marketing automation cloud for mobile applications. He also founded the Computer Graphics Research Group at Trinity College Dublin and launched its MSc in Computer Game Technology.

"I've followed Unity for nearly two decades as it changed the world of games and real-time 3D content development, enabling creators to realize their artistic visions and reach global audiences across a wide range of devices," said Steve Collins. "I'm super excited to be joining the very talented team behind the Unity Engine, and I look forward to helping make Unity an even better partner for its community."

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