Taking on the role following the departure of Marcus Behrens, Duhr will be responsible for business development and licensing across the whole group, as well as overseeing the mobile development studio and the KingsIsle studio in Austin, Texas.
Jens Knauber, CEO of gamigo group, added: “Having Wolfgang joining as COO means we can work together with combined focus and strength on the future strategy of gamigo’s group growth and success story.
“With Wolfgang´s background and proven experience within the industry, he is a great addition to our core management team to manage the operational business on our current and upcoming lineup.
“I welcome him to the gamigo family and am thrilled that we will be able to work together on the many opportunities we have here.”
Commenting on his appointment, Duhr said: “I am excited and looking forward to the opportunity to become an integral part of the amazing gamigo group.
“gamigo’s great variety of IPs, strong userbase and the international structure offers a lot of possibilities to continue the successful growth and I am happy to have the chance to support Jens and his team in continuing to unleash the great potential in the future.”
Duhr joins gamigo group with an extensive background in video games and publishing, having previously founded bitComposer AG and taken on senior roles at EA, Infogrames and Kalypso Media.
gamigo is a publisher offering various Free2Play MMORPGs and MMOG, as well as a broad portfolio of mobile and casual games, with titles in its catalogue including Trove, Fiesta Online, Wizard 101 and RIFT.
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About gamigo group
The gamigo group is one of the leading publishers of online and mobile games in Europe and North America. The group’s diverse game portfolio includes free-to-play titles such as Fiesta Online, Trove, Wizard 101 and Rift.
Counting more than 300 employees, gamigo group is one of the largest players in the gaming industry. Besides its German locations in Hamburg (HQ) and Berlin, the gamigo group also has branches in Austin and Bellevue (US), Sevilla (Spain), and in Seoul (South Korea).
In addition to gamigo AG, the group includes companies such as gamigo Inc. operating as “WildTangent”, gamigo US Inc., gamigo Publishing GmbH, gamigo Portals GmbH, KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. and AxesInMotion, S.L. The gamigo group is part of MGI – Media and Games Invest SE.
The gamigo group strives to grow organically as well as through acquisitions. Since 2013, it has made more than 25 acquisitions, including titles, gaming and technology companies, and individual game assets. The gamigo group is part of MGI – Media and Games Invest SE. Learn more about gamigo group at https://corporate.gamigo.com.
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