AppLovin Bolsters Management Team with the Appointment of Four Mobile Gaming Executives
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PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AppLovin, a global leader in mobile games, today announced four executives to its leadership team: Basil Shikin, Victoria Valenzuela, Keith Kawahata and Deepak Gupta and who bring a wealth of mobile games expertise to bolster its continued expansion and growth. “We are fully committed to the development of mobile games, as shown through the strategic investments and acquisitions we’ve made over the last year, and these new leaders will be instrumental in driving our business forward.” The company announced that Basil Shikin has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer. As one of the early hires at the company, he played a critical role in building and optimizing the AppLovin platform, growing it to support over 470M daily active users. “Born and raised professionally in Silicon Valley, I’ve found a home where my industry knowledge and background are in sync with the needs of the company,” said Valenzuela. He held previous roles as Vice President, Business Operations at Outspark, founded Hovr and served as a Director of Strategic Planning at Electronic Arts.