May 20th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »
Big Fish Games has announced that Laurent de Segur has now been promoted from Vice President of Technology to CEO of the casual games company.
de Segur brings more than 20 years of experience in the game and software industries to Big Fish Games, creating products ranging from single-user programs to distributed enterprise-class systems. de Segur got his start in the game industry at Electronic Arts as the director of media lab and dedicated two years in Japan to building a joint venture between EA and JVC. Prior to joining Big Fish Games in 2007, de Segur held senior engineering positions at Apple, Amazon.com and Expedia.
"I am delighted to announce Laurent’s promotion to CTO," said Jeremy Lewis, president and CEO of Big Fish Games. "He is a seasoned, innovative and trusted technology leader who embodies our core values of obsessive customer focus and teamwork.”
“I am both humbled and honored by this promotion,” said Laurent de Segur. “Our extraordinary team at Big Fish Games is dedicated to delivering fun, innovative products to our customers, which makes this a fantastic environment for growth and success.”
