is a leading provider of social game services, which include popular web and mobile franchises such as FarmVille, Words With Friends and Zynga Poker that are played by millions of consumers around the world. Additionally, Downie held management positions at Mattel, Inc., where he led international marketing and licensing for Hot Wheels Motorsports.
Prior to that, Downie was Vice President of Studios, managing DeNA's internal studios in North America and Europe, and the Vice President of Marketing and Revenue at ngmoco, Inc., a mobile game company acquired by DeNA in October 2010.īefore joining ngmoco, Downie spent more than 15 years at Electronic Arts where he served as Vice President of Marketing, managing some of the world's most successful game franchises including FIFA Soccer, Need for Speed, Medal of Honor and Command & Conquer. In that role, Downie oversaw the company's mobile social game platform, Mobage West, and also managed DeNA's western third-party business and first-party game studios in San Francisco, Vancouver and Chile.
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Zynga's uniquely positioned inside a growing market to deliver consumers around the world an entertainment experience as beloved as their favorite TV show, movie or music."ĭownie, 41, joins Zynga from DeNA Co., Ltd., a global leader in mobile social gaming services, where he most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of DeNA West, the company's American and European division. "I joined Zynga because I believe it has the ability to unlock disruptive new ideas that span gaming genres, markets and services. "Zynga challenged the status quo of entertainment and changed the game for our industry by bringing free, highly social games to mainstream audiences around the world," said Clive Downie. As we build new leadership capabilities and focus the company on long term growth, Clive's customer-centric point of view and proven track record will be invaluable to Zynga's future." "I enjoyed my prior experiences working with Clive at Electronic Arts and have appreciated what he accomplished in the past five years at DeNA.
He is a seasoned leader with a deep understanding of consumer, marketing and mobile engagement, international experience operating both in EMEA and Japan and a rich background in game publishing – all of which are incredibly valuable as Zynga navigates its move to mobile," said Don Mattrick, CEO of Zynga. "I have known Clive for more than two decades and am pleased to welcome him to the team. Downie brings with him more than 20 years of industry experience across console and free-to-play mobile games, and an extensive history of leading teams and publishing hit global game franchises and services.Ī photo accompanying this release is available at (Nasdaq:ZNGA), a leading provider of social game services, today announced that the Company has appointed Clive Downie as Chief Operating Officer, effective November 4, 2013.
In his new hire, it’s likely that Mattrick, who has known Downie for years, is looking for someone with extensive mobile and social gaming experience - an area in which Zynga has much ground to gain over the coming quarters.SAN FRANCISCO, Oct.
It’s a crucial hire for CEO Mattrick, who in his first few months in office cleared out much of the company’s senior staff - including Zynga’s head of HR, its CTO and, most notably, the company’s previous COO, David Ko. Prior to these positions, Downie spent more than a decade and a half at Electronic Arts in various roles, and also worked for toy giant Mattel. Two years before that, Japanese gaming giant DeNA bought his previous company, Ngmoco, for $400 million. The company’s publishing, live operations, communications, human resources and business development heads will all report to Downie.ĭownie comes most recently from his position as CEO of DeNA West, a title which he held for almost exactly one year. Zynga on Thursday announced the appointment of Clive Downie as the social gaming company’s new chief operating officer.ĭownie will be responsible a number of Zynga’s departments, many of which were shuffled and restaffed as the result of a reorganization by new CEO Don Mattrick in August.
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