Jon David Joins Glu as Vice President & General Manager
September 02 2020 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Former Electronic Arts and PopCap Games
executive joins creative leadership team at Glu
Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), a leading developer and
publisher of mobile games, today announced that Jon David has
joined the company as Vice President and General Manager. Having
achieved proven success in the casual games space with titles like
Covet Fashion, Design Home, Diner DASH Adventures and Kim
Kardashian: Hollywood – Glu expects the addition of Jon David to
its creative leadership team to further accelerate the casual
component of the company’s portfolio.
“Jon joins Glu at an exciting time as we incubate the next
generation of casual games for the organization,” said Executive
Vice President Mark van Ryswyk who leads casual games at Glu. “With
his extensive background in creative direction and studio
leadership, I look forward to partnering closely with Jon to
accelerate that mission.”
“During a time of strong growth for the organization and as we
continue building towards a successful future driven by creativity,
I am pleased to welcome Jon to Glu,” said Nick Earl, President and
CEO of Glu. “We’ve established a leading position in casual games
for the mobile market, and I look forward to leveraging Glu’s
expertise along with Jon’s leadership to expand the company’s
position in the category.”
“I am thrilled to be joining Glu, especially at a time when more
people than ever before are turning to mobile games for
entertainment, connection and creativity,” said Jon David. “I’m
looking forward to being a part of the world-class Glu team and its
creative culture as we build phenomenal games for our players to
enjoy.”
A 20-year veteran of the games industry, Jon David is a proven
leader with global experience building and launching successful
consumer products. Prior to joining Glu, he served as CEO of Taunt,
a technology-based fan engagement company focused on reinventing
the way viewers engage with esports. While at Taunt, he was
instrumental in raising over $3 million in capital, launching the
service across web and mobile streaming platforms and strengthening
the social engagement between thousands of streamers and millions
of fans. Prior to Taunt, Jon spent many years at PopCap Games where
he served as Vice President of Social Games, spearheading the
company’s efforts in mobile free-to-play, building the social games
studio from the ground up and leading the development of Bejeweled
Blitz. In 2011, PopCap Games was acquired by Electronic Arts where
Jon continued to lead the studio, guiding the success of
fan-favorite franchises and the launches of hit titles including
Plants vs. Zombies 2 and Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare. Prior
to PopCap, Jon served in various roles at Microsoft where he led
the product design and development of Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox
360. Jon David holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and
Computer Engineering from Duke University.
Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain “forward-looking statements”
related to the business of Glu Mobile Inc., including statements
that we expect the addition of Jon David to Glu’s creative
leadership team to further accelerate the casual component of the
company’s portfolio, that we are incubating the next generation of
casual games for the organization, that we continue building
towards a successful future driven by creativity, and that we look
forward to leveraging Glu’s expertise along with Mr. David’s
leadership to expand Glu’s position in the casual games category.
Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risk that we do
not realize the expected benefits from our hiring of Mr. David; the
risk that successfully developing and monetizing free-to-play games
is a challenging business model; the risk that consumer demand for
smartphones, tablets and next-generation platforms does not grow as
significantly as we anticipate or that we will be unable to
capitalize on any such growth; and the risk that the markets in
which we operate are highly competitive. Certain of these risks and
uncertainties are or will be described in greater detail in our
public filings with the SEC. Glu is not under obligation to (and
expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
About Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) is a leading developer and publisher
of mobile games. Founded in 2001, Glu is headquartered in San
Francisco with additional locations in Foster City, Toronto and
Hyderabad. With a history spanning over a decade, Glu’s culture is
rooted in taking smart risks and fostering creativity to deliver
world-class interactive experiences for our players. Glu’s diverse
portfolio features top-grossing and award-winning original and
licensed IP titles including, Covet Fashion, Deer Hunter, Design
Home, Diner DASH Adventures, Disney Sorcerer’s Arena, Kim
Kardashian: Hollywood and MLB Tap Sports Baseball available
worldwide on various platforms including the App Store and Google
Play. For more information, visit www.glu.com or follow Glu on
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Covet Fashion, Deer Hunter, Design Home, Diner DASH, Tap Sports,
Glu and Glu Mobile are trademarks of Glu Mobile Inc.
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