Born: 1976
Co-founder Embracer Group (founder of THQ Nordic GmbH)
CEO, THQ Nordic GmbH, employed 2011
Education/background: Klemens Kreuzer has a Masters degree in Business Administration from the Vienna University of Economics and Business. He also has experience from business management.
Current relevant assignments: Klemens Kreuzer has no other current assignments.
Born: 1980
Founder and CEO, DECA Games
Education/Background: Ken has a bachelors degree from The George Washington University. Ken is the CEO and founder of DECA games. He has spent over 14 years in the gaming industry focused on games as a service and free to play games. Ken has previously been the Executive Producer of the game Kingdoms of Camelot and the European General Manager of Kabam.
Current relevant assignments: Ken has no other current assignments.
Born: 1950
CEO, Dark Horse Media
Education/Background: Mike Richardson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Portland State University. In 1980, he founded Pegasus Fantasy Books, which later became the Things From Another World retail chain. In 1986 he founded Dark Horse Comics, an award-winning international publishing house for which he has created numerous comics and graphic novels. Richardson is also the founder and President of Dark Horse Entertainment where he has produced many projects for film and television.
Current relevant assignments: Mike Richardsson has no other current assignments.
Born: 1970
Chief Operating Officer, employed since 2021
Education/Background: Lee Guinchard brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in the video game and entertainment industry, With his background and through his leadership in the development and stewardship of The Lord of the Rings IP, he has demonstrated strong operational execution and long-term franchise thinking. In addition to his role as COO, he serves as CEO of, among others, Freemode by Embracer and Middle-earth Enterprises, where he has played a central role in the group’s development.
Current assignments: Lee Guinchard has no other current assignments.
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Born: 1969
Chief Executive Officer
Education/Background: Phil holds a BSc degree in Mathematics (University of Leeds, UK) and has over 20 years’ experience in the games industry working across start-ups to multinational organisations. He became CEO of Eidos in 2008 and was CEO across Square Enix’s western business from 2009 to 2022. In addition to his role as Group CEO, he also serves as CEO of Crystal Dynamics – Eidos and PLAION.
Current relevant assignments: Phil Rogers has no other current assignments.
For holdings in Embracer Group, please refer to Ownership – board & management
Embracer Group is a global group of creative and entrepreneurial businesses in PC, console and mobile games, as well as other related media. The Group has an extensive catalog of over 400 owned or controlled franchises.
With its head office based in Karlstad, Sweden, Embracer Group has a global presence through its operative groups: THQ Nordic, PLAION, DECA Games, Dark Horse, Freemode and Crystal Dynamics – Eidos. The Group includes 54 internal game development studios and engages over 6,500 talents across nearly 30 countries.
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