Remedy appoints former EA executive as CEO
, by Thibaut
The Finnish studio behind Max Payne, Alan Wake, and Control has found a new leader. Last October, Tero Virtala announced that he was stepping down with immediate effect. An interim CEO was then appointed.
Four months later, Remedy has appointed Jean-Charles Gaudechon as its new CEO. Gaudechon previously worked for almost 16 years at Electronic Arts as vice president of Asian studios and producer on several EA Montreal titles. He also spent four years at CCP Games (Eve: Online) as executive producer.
The 48-year-old Frenchman has over 20 years of experience in the video game industry. He spoke in a statement released by Remedy.
"I’m excited and honored to join Remedy at a pivotal time. The studio has a unique creative identity and a strong pipeline. My commitment is to protect what makes it special, deliver exceptional games, and scale Remedy in a way that builds lasting value. Remedy has the voice and the ambition to be a pillar of the industry’s future. We will stay close to players, earn their time and trust, and strengthen our independence in how we build and publish our games, while continuing to work closely with the partners who have supported us along the way. I will be moving to Finland with my family and I’m incredibly excited about getting to work directly with the team at the studio."
Source: investors.remedygames.com