MALMÖ, SWEDEN & LONDON, UK — February 4th, 2021 — Game developer Sharkmob AB is delighted to be starting the new year by adding several names to the London studio’s leadership team.
In total Sharkmob London is announcing 10 new hires, which includes the following people:
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Simon Lashley – Principal Technical Designer – joining from Wargaming and previously at Guerrilla, Rockstar and Sumo.
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Ashleigh Webb – HR Director – joining from PlayStation London Studio.
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Sergio Franco – Technical Director – joining from Amazon Game Studios and previously at Rare and Microsoft Studios.
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Kelvin Janson – Art Manager – joining from Playground Games.
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Lee Adamson – Lead Vehicle Artist – joining from Rocksteady.
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Chris Royall – Studio IT Lead – joining from King.
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Stefan Valasek – Concept Artist – joining from Staffordshire University.
James Dobrowski, Managing Director of Sharkmob London said:
“It’s with genuine pleasure and enthusiasm that I can finally welcome Sharkmob London’s new leadership team on board - it’s been an extraordinary experience finding the talent, especially given the unique challenges that the pandemic imposed - but I’m more than confident that we have the perfect team in place to build a World-class studio in the heart of London. Each new team member brings years of experience and expertise that will create a firm foundation for the studio’s culture and development.”
Fredrik Rundqvist, CEO of Sharkmob added:
“We are very happy that we’ve attracted people with such great pedigree to our Sharkmob London. It´s great to see people excited by our studio and projects. We look forward to what this talented team can do and what amazing new games they can create!”
Founded in 2017, Sharkmob has rapidly grown from a five-person start-up to a large team of world-class developers operating out of one of Malmö’s most iconic locations. Sharkmob is currently working on three new titles, the first being a battle royal twist to Vampire: The Masquerade. The London team will be partnering on existing projects, as well as taking lead on the development of a project of their own. Malmo and London share the core values that are at the heart of Sharkmob - daring to reach new levels of achievement through having fun making games, shared ownership, and smart decision making. London will also follow the example of many UK based games companies and sign up to Ukie’s #RaisetheGame pledge, and endeavour to ensure that as the studio evolves it can be a diverse and integrated working environment as it grows.
The Studio is looking to move into their new London office - depending upon Tiering restrictions - in the first quarter of 2021.
If you are interested in learning more about Sharkmob and its activities in Malmö or London, please visit www.sharkmob.com.
For media enquiries:
Stefano Petrullo – Renaissance PR
+44 (0) 7828 692 315
Emily Britt – Renaissance PR
+44 (0) 7530 08 11 91
Other media inquiries can be directed to press@sharkmob.com
About Sharkmob:
Sharkmob is a game studio with offices in Malmö, Sweden and London, founded in 2017 and acquired by Tencent Games in 2019. The studio develops AAA quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power its ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights. Sharkmob is currently working on three unannounced projects.