June 2026's Movers and Shakers: PocketGamer.biz expands, King's new CMO, plus hires at Rovio, Scopely and more
Summary
This roundup covers multiple leadership and hiring updates across the mobile games industry. PocketGamer.biz expanded its own team with Mariam Ahmad joining as editorial director - events and Aaron Astle being promoted to features and data editor. King promoted Luken Aragon to chief marketing officer, and Rovio hired Diego Labajos as game lead for Smash Ball. Scopely added Cassandra Villareal to corporate brand and communications, while Tilting Point brought in Elisa Lopez to lead UA partnerships. The piece also notes several other hires, promotions, departures, and executive changes at Xbox, Room 8 Group, SplitMetrics, Side, Zynga, Netflix Games, and others.
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mobile marketing software
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Linked Companies
SplitMetrics
$1M to $5M
Papaya
$10M to $25M
Fuse Teknoloji A.Ş.
$1M to $5M
Nazara Technologies
$25M to $50M