It was announced that Michele Pes has been appointed COO at the multiple award-winning game developer Slightly Mad Studios. You might know of this video game developer as the creator of the Need for Speed SHIFT series, the titles of which went on to sell more than 6 million copies.
Former CEO of 10Tacle Studios AG, Pes now joins the London-based development team to help promote new business opportunities. 10Tacle Studios AG was a games publisher based in Germany and was founded on 2003. Since its founding, the company went on to publish numerous titles including Neocron 2, Michael Shumacher World Tour Katt & GT Legends among others.
Ian Bell, CEO at Slightly Mad Studios commented said in a press release that "Michele Pes is an experienced manager who matured through the ups and downs that the gaming industry has to offer. As an insider he knows the gaming industry from its core and he is also well connected in Asia. These qualities enable him to help us reach our company´s high business goals."
"Slightly Mad Studios is a top developer studio" Pes said. "We are the number one independent developer in racing games. Our games and technologies can be successful everywhere in the world. My mission is to make that happen."
