Entities and Individuals Involved in Games For A Living
Board of Directors and Management Team
Games for a Living has a management team with solid and complementary expertise in business, technology and investments. The founders have a combined 125 years of experience in entrepreneurship, video games and new technologies.
Manel Sort, Co-founder and CEO
More than 20 years of experience as a video game developer and producer, studio head and CEO of companies in the industry. Former FVP at Activision Blizzard King and GM of King Barcelona Studio.
He has contributed to and released more than 60 games on all major platforms (PC, Xbox, PS2, mobile), generating more than $ 1 billion in EBITDA.
Trip Hawkins, Co-founder and CSO
Founder and former CEO of both Electronic Arts and Digital Chocolate.
Javier León, Co-founder and Art Director
26 years as a CGI specialist and art director in video game and special effects studios in Europe and the US.
Nominated for an Emmy for The Crown's Credits and one of the 200 Best International Digital Artists, according to the Lürzer Archive.
Christian Gascons, Co-founder and COO / Technical Director
Entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in client-server programming for major cross-platform video game companies, including leadership roles at industry leaders like Digital Chocolate. With more than a decade of management experience, he now drives the operational direction at Games for a Living. Ex-Blizzard Entertainment.
Marc Tormo, Co-founder and Game Director
Entrepreneur with 18 years of experience in video game design with a special emphasis on free-to-play mechanics. Ex-Blizzard Entertainment.
Carlos Blanco, Co-founder, and Financial Partner
Entrepreneur, private investor, and managing partner at Encomenda Smart Capital. Investor in dozens of successful global technology projects, including Housfy and Grupo ITnet. Founder of Akamon Entertainment.
Ernest Sánchez, Co-founder, and Financial Partner
Entrepreneur, investor, director, and member of the board of directors of high-growth technology companies such as Zapper and Glovo.
Steering and Monitoring Committee
In order to drive transparency and ensure a satisfactory rendering of accounts to stakeholders, Games for a Living has a Steering and Monitoring Committee. The committee, made up of investor representatives, will be informed of the economic-financial and technological evolution of the company.
Games for a Living will provide the Committee with all the information required for this purpose, and meetings will be organized at least once a quarter to inform its members. In addition, the Steering and Monitoring Committee will have an Observer, who may also participate in the discussions of the issues discussed in the sessions, without, however, having the right to vote.
Others
Venture Capital funds that inverted in Games for a Living's pre-seed round phase include, among others, Inveready, Bonsai and Nuclio.
Advisors
Pol Colomer, Data Analysis: Ph.D. in physical sciences and data science consultant.
Mª Rosa Ardanuy, Finance: 20 years of experience as manager and financial director.
Martín González, Financial Advisor: CFA and economist specialized in Corporate Development.
Legal Team
Roca Junyent/ATH21/Osborne & Clarke/Fenwick/Grant Thornton: Law firms
Mireia Aleu: Lawyer, legal advisor, and business and investment analyst.
Álvaro Vives Cuesta: Independent legal advisor.
Alejandro Gómez de la Cruz Alcañiz: Independent legal advisor.
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