Born: 1977
Co-founder and CEO of Embracer Group
Board member, elected 2011
Education/background: Lars Wingefors is founder and CEO of Embracer Group. Lars Wingefors started his first video games company at the age of sixteen. He has a broad and long experience in entrepreneurship and business management.
Current relevant assignments: Lars Wingefors is a board member and CEO of Lars Wingefors AB.
Holdings in Embracer Group*: Lars Wingefors holds 81.17% of the shares and 96.62% of the votes of Lars Wingefors AB which in turn holds 52,260,204 class A shares and 210,238,330 class B shares in Embracer Group AB (publ).
Position of dependency: Dependent in relation to major shareholders, dependent in relation to the company and management.
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Embracer Group is a parent company of businesses led by entrepreneurs in PC, console, mobile and board games and other related media. The Group has an extensive catalog of over 850 owned or controlled franchises.
With its head office based in Karlstad, Sweden, Embracer Group has a global presence through its twelve operative groups: THQ Nordic, PLAION, Coffee Stain, Amplifier Game Invest, Saber Interactive, DECA Games, Gearbox Entertainment, Easybrain, Asmodee, Dark Horse, Freemode and Crystal Dynamics - Eidos Montréal. The Group has 132 internal game development studios and is engaging more than 15,731 employees and contracted employees in more than 40 countries.
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