Jobs Roundup: April 2024 | Ubisoft names Brenda Panagrossi US general manager
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Brenda Panagrossi has been appointed as Ubisoft's US general manager.
She will lead the marketing and player engagement business operations for the United States.
Before her new role, Panagrossi previously served as Ubisoft's vice president and executive publisher.
She joined the back in 2002 and has climbed its ranks during her tenure.
"Brenda's extensive leadership experience across a wide variety of business teams at Ubisoft, combined with her proven track record in overseeing some of our biggest brands, made her a perfect fit for this new strategic role," said Ubisoft chief publishing officer Alain Corre.
Jaremy Rich has announced that he has joined Sony as the head of product management for live service games.
Before his new role, he worked at Bungie as its managing director of revenue and product management. Rich was with the game studio for seven years.
He also held the director of product management position at Wargaming for two years.
In Rich's announcement on social media, he said, "After 7.5 amazing years at Bungie, I'm embarking on a new adventure…with this change, I still get to work with many of the talented folks at Bungie still.""
"Working at Bungie has been the honor of my career, and I have many people to thank from my time there, from the Publishing pirate ship."
Playstack has appointed Sean Brennan as an independent non-executive director.
Brennan brings career experience, including a 14-year stint at ZeniMax Europe. He served as its international managing director.
He also worked as CEO of Focus Entertainment for six months.
"I'm extremely happy to have the opportunity to join the Playstack team," said Brennan.
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