Andrew Sheppard

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Andrew Sheppard is an American video game executive best known for his tenure as the CEO of GREE International Entertainment, a subsidiary of Japanese Internet media company GREE, Inc., a publicly traded company in Japan with a market capitalization of US$1.4 billion. [1][2]

Before joining GREE, Sheppard was the President of Kabam (developer and publisher of Marvel: Contest of Champions and Kingdoms of Camelot) from 2009 to 2014, when Kabam hit a record high of $400 million in revenue for 2014.[3][4][5]

Sheppard is currently an advisor to Fizz, an instant messenger for mobile games with auto translations.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Andrew Sheppard appointed CEO of Gree International Entertainment". venturebeat.com. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  2. ^ "Gree Inc". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  3. ^ "Kabam's Andrew Sheppard on how the 500-strong core social gaming giant is committed not just to success but the process of success". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  4. ^ "Kabam Studios President Andrew Sheppard Leaves for Gree". Recode. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  5. ^ "Kabam hits new high of $400m annual revenue". gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  6. ^ "Fizz.io - Board Members and Advisors". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2018-03-30.