Keeping up with the constant flow of hires, departures, and promotions in the gaming sector can be a daunting task. To make life easier for readers, we gather the most noteworthy personnel changes into periodic round‑ups. If your organization has experienced a significant staffing shift that belongs in this list, please forward the individual's name, new title, new company, as well as their previous role and employer to newhires@gamesindustry.biz.
Nate Nanzer has departed Epic Games after a seven‑year tenure to assume the position of Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial & Marketing at Paramount Games. During his time at Epic, Nanzer held several senior roles, most recently serving as Senior Vice President of Partnerships and Monetisation. "The scale of the ambition and vision here for what's next is incredibly exciting," Nanzer said. "I've spent my career at the intersection of games, entertainment, and fandom, and the opportunity to help build what comes next at Paramount was simply too compelling to pass up." He added, "I'm deeply grateful to everyone at Epic and to all of the partners I've had the opportunity to work with along the way.
I'll always be proud of what we accomplished together and will be cheering the team on from the sidelines." Julia Gutnik has been named Head of Media at Amazon Gaming. Prior to this role, Gutnik led media, social, and analytics for Kia America and spent more than six years at Prime Video and Amazon Studios, where she oversaw digital and ad‑tech media initiatives. "After two years navigating the auto industry, I am returning to my entertainment roots, and to the place that shaped me into a global marketing leader," Gutnik explained. Lorna Antoniazzi joins Studio MDHR as Art Producer.
She previously worked at Roarty Digital, contributing to high‑profile titles such as Fortnite Battle Royale and Lego Fortnite. Aysu Kutbay steps into the role of Product Manager at Grand Games, after serving in the same capacity at Rollic. David Bailey is back at Games Workshop, this time as Lead Commercial Manager – Licensing. Bailey first arrived at Games Workshop in 2019 as Senior Licensing Manager, left in 2021 for a Director of Business Affairs position at Sumo Digital, and now returns to the Warhammer universe.
"It's a privilege to return to the vast and evergreen Warhammer universes to help spearhead new business for licensing here," he remarked. "It's an incredible opportunity and it's great to be back in the fold working alongside great people." Liana Murphy has been appointed Account Director for U.S.
operations at Second Stage. Before this, she simultaneously held the COO and Head of Public Relations posts at Vicariously and V Publishing.
Tim Coombs becomes Head of Brand Marketing for Amazon Luna. Coombs previously served as Director of Brand Management at Xbox until July 2026, having joined the console maker in 2020 as Senior Manager for Brand Strategy. Earlier in his career he was Product Marketing Manager for Amazon Lumberyard in 2017 and later Senior Product Marketing Manager and Team Lead for Amazon Game Tech until April 2020.
Erik Mogensen exits Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast after three years as Senior Director of Business Development for Digital Gaming. Before that, he spent 23 years at Games Workshop, most recently as Head of Business Development and Consumer Product Licensing.
"It's not lost on me how special it's been to have worked on, and for, my favourite brands," Mogensen said. "First Warhammer, and most recently Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Transformers… the list goes on. I'm very much looking forward to my next chapter, whatever and wherever that may be." Ryan Rubin joins Blizzard Entertainment as Senior Producer.
Rubin's prior experience includes a senior producer role at Netflix where he helped launch two mobile titles – Squid Game: Unleashed and Selling Sunset – as well as a five‑year stint at Riot Games working on creative development for the League of Legends franchise. Andrey Odintsov takes the helm of Marketing at Battlestate Games. He previously managed user acquisition at Multicast Games and currently operates as an independent growth and go‑to‑market consultant for the gaming sector. Dan Lazarides is appointed Chief Marketing Officer at Frontier Developments, succeeding Jo Cooke after she moved into the CEO role in January.
Lazarides brings senior‑level marketing experience from his previous position as Senior Vice President of Marketing at Sega Europe. Frontier CEO Jo Cooke praised the hire, noting that Lazarides' expertise with major IPs will "continue Frontier's upward momentum" and support the studio's "player‑first" strategy.
Karen Ionescu becomes Digital Sales Manager at Kalypso Media UK. Ionescu's background includes sales leadership at Numskull Games, as well as roles at Nintendo and Rising Star Games.
Managing Director Andrew Johnson welcomed her, citing her extensive commercial network across both retail and digital channels. Hannah Barrett earns a promotion to Senior Account Executive at esports and gaming communications agency Swipe Right, after joining as an Account Executive in December 2025. Supercell adds Anni Pyy as Contract Manager; Pyy previously held the same title at Metacore for four years. Nathan Solbrandt steps into the role of Senior Vice President of Business Development at fintech platform ZBD.
His prior positions include Senior Account Executive at Motorica and Vice President of Business Development for the Americas at Xsolla. Olivia Lee is appointed Internal Events Producer at Riot Games, having previously served as Associate Producer for internal events and programs.
Ciarah Pritchard joins Xsolla as Account Coordinator after working as an Account Performance Manager at Playback Rewards. Tracey Thompson returns to Bethesda as Vice President of Communications. Thompson originally joined Bethesda in 2009 as Director of Publications, later becoming Associate VP of Communications before leaving for EA in 2019.
She said, "I'm looking forward to partnering with the talented people across Bethesda and Xbox, supporting the teams behind some of the most iconic franchises in entertainment, and helping bring their creativity and vision to players around the world." Maddie Richter becomes Social Media Marketing Manager at Nintendo of America, transitioning from a Social Media Manager role at Alaska Airlines. Dana Duffield joins Yotta Games as Narrative Designer, after serving as Senior Narrative Designer at Series Entertainment.
Yogscast Games announces three new hires: Charlotte Willis as PR and Influencer Manager (formerly Creator and Community Director at Diva Agency), Robin Mawhinney as Production Coordinator (previously Junior Producer at Atelier 11), and Charlotte Pang as Publishing Coordinator (with a background in production, animation, and teaching game design at Submarine Art School and The Code Zone). Steffen Holm and Chris Kruger are added to Roblox's Foundation AI team to help advance the mobile‑first AI creation tool "Build" in New Zealand. The duo co‑founded Jars AI in 2023, raising $3.5 million from Google and other investors.
Holm remarked, "At Jars AI we saw hundreds of thousands of creators use AI to shape weird new worlds and stories, and we're excited to keep pushing the boundaries of AI entertainment in our new roles." Sathvik Sudireddy becomes Marketing Manager for Live Services at Rockstar Games, after a product management role on Call of Duty at Activision and an earlier business development internship at Rockstar. Joe Chard is named Lead Product Manager at Netflix Games.
Chard previously held senior leadership positions at Jam City—including Vice President, Studio General Manager, and Head of Product—spanning six years, as well as senior roles at The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. Entertainment. These appointments reflect the ongoing dynamism of the video‑game ecosystem, where talent moves fluidly between development studios, publishers, and ancillary services, continually reshaping the industry's creative and commercial landscape.