Cellular video games studio Hyper Hippo Leisure has introduced two new hires, welcoming Mary Kaye (MK) Fraser (pictured, centre) and Michael Aaronson (pictured, left) to its workforce. Jonathan Warner (pictured, proper), already at Hyper Hippo, has additionally been promoted.
Fraser joins Hyper Hippo as an govt producer, having beforehand served at Clipwire Video games as head of studio and has greater than 20 years of cellular gaming business expertise. She has labored on and led franchises from Tetris to The right way to Prepare Your Dragon. Now, as govt producer at Hyper Hippo, Fraser can be accountable for strategic management, overseeing stay ops and improvement groups.
“We’re thrilled to have MK right here at Hyper Hippo. Her model of management and deep sport improvement expertise will propel us ahead, creating extra video games that can delight our audiences worldwide,” mentioned Hyper Hippo SVP portfolio Jon Warner.
Aaronson joins Hyper Hippo as SVP, accountable for main advertising and marketing, new world markets, experiences for gamers and extra. His earlier expertise contains the position of govt VP of digital distribution and world technique at NBC Common, and he has greater than 15 years of expertise in senior management roles inside the leisure business.
“Hyper Hippo is celebrating its tenth yr within the online game business, and we’re thrilled that our management workforce has by no means been stronger to guide us as we entertain, join and encourage followers for the subsequent 10 years!” mentioned Hyper Hippo CEO Sam Fisher.
An govt addition
The newest addition to the Hippo Govt Group, Jonathan Warner has been promoted to SVP, portfolio from his earlier head of the lab position. Warner has greater than 20 years’ expertise and has a background in Disney, EA and Microsoft. His obligations will embrace offering course and management to a number of groups.
While introduced alongside the 2 new hires, Warner has in actual fact been on this new position since December 2021.
“We have now an extremely gifted Hippo Workforce led by distinctive leaders,” added Fisher. “Hippo will proceed to develop its leisure portfolio and serve an increasing number of gamers across the globe for years to come back.”
Fisher spoke at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle earlier this yr on efficient strategies of rising a enterprise. As for different latest business hires, final week Mattel appointed Mike DeLaet as world head of digital gaming and Huge Fish Video games appointed Gary Rosenfeld as head of enterprise improvement.
