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Scopely: The Monopoly Go maker has hired Dean Zhao as VP of corporate development. He was previously general manager at both Perfect World North America and Soda Games Publishing.
TikTok: The social media platform has hired ex-Unity senior account executive Jialing Xie as brand partnerships manager for its global gaming team.
Electronic Arts: Following six years at Snap, where he was most recently managing director of global agencies and sales partnerships, Alexander Dao has joined EA as vice president of advertising and sponsorships.
Mythical Games: Former 2K product manager Brian Nazarian has joined FIFA Rivals maker Mythic as a senior product manager.
Stash: The direct to consumer web shop for game developers has hired Valerie Alfimova as its new head of go-to-market. She joins following two years as AppLovin’s head of business development.
Appcharge: The DTC platform has appointed Simmi Bajaj as client growth partner. She joins from King, where she was CRM and lifecycle director.
Voodoo: The French games firm has hired former Exient product lead Tommy Prentice as senior game developer.
Xsolla: The payments firm has rehired Aleksandr Kozhevnikov, who previously spent six years with the company, including serving as director of product management. He has also held the same title at My.Games and Avito.
Balancy: The live ops and monetisation platform has appointed Antonina Belova as growth and partnerships manager. She joins from AdQuantum, where she served as business development manager.
Raptor PR: The London-based tech PR firm has appointed former CLPR account executive Saloni Wasnik as senior account executive.
Flexion: The App store distributor and marketing firm has appointed Andrew Shen as chairman of the board. He’s the co-founder and general partner of Toronto-based growth equity firm Shen Capital.
Zynga: The mobile games firm has promoted Armaan Naveet to the role of senior game designer. He was previously a game designer, a position he also held at Lila Games and Reliance Games.
Rovio: The Angry Birds maker has promoted Wille Miljas from central marketing lead to marketing director, GamingonPhone reports. Prior to joining the Sega-owned studio, he served as head of marketing at Good Shepherd Entertainment and Redhill Games.
