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CI Games has hired Samantha Bell as its chief people officer.
Bell brings with her a career that includes a two-year stint as an HR business partner and site HR lead at PlayStation.
Before her new role, she worked as head of human resources at Firesprite.
"I'm extremely excited to join CI Games as the company's first Chief People Officer," said Bell.
"I'm looking forward to working alongside Marek and the rest of the executive leadership team here, with my wealth of experience, as we look to evolve and strengthen our people engagement strategy."
Technicolor Games names Audran as its Onshore art director.
Guerard will oversee the art production team and maintain global client interactions. He will report to Paul Houlders, vice president and global head of art.
Guerard's work history includes working at Ubisoft for 11 years, where he last served as an art director. He held a similar role at EA and DistrictWave. He also worked as lead artist at Square Enix Montreal for two years.
"I am really eager to start this new adventure at Technicolor Games, meeting new people and working on new projects. I look forward to getting close to the artists and understanding where I can be of value to them," he said.
Reactional Music has hired Ben Lumsden, formerly of Epic Games.
Lumsden's responsibilities will include overseeing the music firm's operations with the Unreal Engine and creating partnerships in music and games.
During his career, he worked as head of studio at The Imaginarium Studios. He was with the firm for four years.
While at Epic, Lumsden had a six-year stint as a senior business development lead.
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