[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress.]
Hamburg, December 18, 2012. Online games publisher
InnoGames is launching a new management structure effective the
first of January 2013. Co-Founder Hendrik Klindworth will take over
the responsibilities of a CEO (Chief Executive Officer). Gerhard
Florin, who was Chairman,will step closer to the strategic side of
the Business as Executive Chairman. Eike Klindworth will be the new
CCO (Chief Creative Officer), while Michael Zillmer is being
appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Armin Busen (Chief
Financial Officer) and Volker Dressel (Chief Marketing Officer)
complete the management.
“Our major goal is to maintain the agility of a start-up
in a dynamically growing company. This is a huge challenge and the
new management structure shall significantly contribute to
mastering it”, Hendrik Klindworth explains. “Gerhard
Florin, former Electronic Arts Vice President of Publishing, is
expected to bring his experience into the strategic direction of
the company and will give continuous advice to the
management.”
Florin says: “In recent years, InnoGames reached
profitable and sustainable growth with an approach to high quality,
clearly defined target groups and worldwide marketing. It’s
very exciting to accompany this development as Chairman of the
board. Now, I am glad to have an even larger advisory influence to
the company’s strategic plans in a time that is a
trendsetting era for the whole online gaming industry.”
In the upcoming year, InnoGames plans to publish three new
titles, including the elaborate PvP (Player versus Player) focused
3d pirate game
Kartuga. Strategically, the company wants to
further develop their mobile market share. Thus, the games in
development following Kartuga and the currently available titles
will all be made available with single accounts as cross-platform
games, in a browser as well as with apps on tablets and
smartphones.
With about 100 million registered players worldwide, InnoGames
ranks amongst the biggest publishers of online games. Currently the
company employs more than 200 people in its Hamburg-based
headquarters. In order to implement their growth plans, InnoGames
plans to expand its human resources by 50 percent over all
departments in the upcoming years.
###
|
