June 2026's Movers and Shakers: PocketGamer.biz expands, King's new CMO, plus hires at Rovio, Scopely and more

Key People Moves

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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industries
Fintech & Banking
applications
Accounting and Taxes

AskAI Classifications

Labels
mobile marketing software app store optimization software advertising technology software

Linked Companies

SplitMetrics
$1M to $5M
Papaya
$10M to $25M
Nazara Technologies
$25M to $50M