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Klas Moreau new MindArk CEO - David Simmonds new Planet Calypso CEO

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  1. Jun 24, 2014 #1
    EntropiaPlanets

    EntropiaPlanets

    As of 12 June 2014 MindArk's Technical Director gets a VU to CEO. The former CEO David Simmonds becomes CEO of Planet Calypso AB but also keeps certain roles at MindArk PE AB.


    Mindark Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
    Gothenburg, Sweden – 2014-06-12

    MindArk PE AB announced today that it has appointed Klas Moreau as new Chief
    Executive Officer of the company.

    Klas Moreau has been the Technical Director of Mindark since May 12, 2012. Before
    that, Mr. Moreau was Head of Business Unit Command, Control and Applications at
    Ericsson, the Swedish telecom giant.

    Mr. Moreau succeeds David Simmonds, the company CEO since 2011. Mr. Simmonds
    has been promoted to Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of MindArk, and will also
    contribute towards future business development for MindArk.

    Mr. Simmonds had the following words regarding the CEO change:
    “When I accepted the role of CEO over 2 years ago, it was understood and
    communicated that the position would be temporary. The time has now come for me to
    step down as CEO of Mindark. I will continue as CEO of Planet Calypso and direct
    development and marketing to increase the active user base and revenue. I will also
    carry on with the roles that I have been performing for many years here at Mindark,
    including gameplay design, partner development and coordination, and company
    management. I will also continue with business development and concentrate on
    expanding the Entropia Universe platform to new business sectors and
    implementations.”

    “I'm confident to be leaving the CEO position in good hands with Klas Moreau, who will
    take over immediately as CEO of Mindark. Mr. Moreau’s knowledge of IT, project
    management and the whole Mindark corporate environment and Entropia Universe
    infrastructure has been well proven over the last few years. Welcome Klas.”

    Mr. Moreau offered the following view on his new role:
    "As CEO of MindArk, I will focus on improving our communication with participants and
    taking advantage of their valuable feedback to make Entropia Universe a more
    entertaining and engaging universe. A place where Entropians are eager to play,
    socialize, invest and entertain themselves. Toward that goal, MindArk will also prioritize
    improving the stability of the Entropia Universe client and platform, and delivering a
    quality product.”
    Source: MindArk PE AB


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  2. Jun 24, 2014 #2
    AxeMurderer

    AxeMurderer Master Of Entropia

    The good, the bad or the ugly news ?
     
  3. Jun 24, 2014 #3
    Tass

    Tass Administrator

    All of that ;)

    My impression of Klas: personable & professional.
     
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  4. Jun 24, 2014 #4
    Nor Alien

    Nor Alien Wisker Fish

    Let's hope! :thumbsup:
     
  5. Jun 24, 2014 #5
    NotAdmin

    NotAdmin Administrator

    Out of anyone I ever dealt with at MindArk, Mr. Moreau was the most professional one, by a landslide.

    Let's hope this time around the job title means more than just being a puppet for Jan like the last time, though.
     
  6. Jun 24, 2014 #6
    Nor Alien

    Nor Alien Wisker Fish

    Out of curiosity, do we have a source for this info? I found on the main site for MA under people, it says he is CEO, but I don't see any official news release? :wink:
     
  7. Jun 24, 2014 #7
    Amber Knightley

    Amber Knightley I see dead people.

    I like Klas view on what he wants to achieve and focus on as CEO!
     
  8. Jun 24, 2014 #8
    Steve Saber

    Steve Saber

    http://www.mindark.com/investor-relations/corporate-governance/

    Obviously one could argue it would perhaps be in the "press releases" area of the site as well...but meh..it's MA... :rolleyes:
     
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  9. Jun 24, 2014 #9
    Nor Alien

    Nor Alien Wisker Fish

  10. Jun 24, 2014 #10
    Tass

    Tass Administrator

    PG Studios Sa. de. Cv.
    PG Studios Sa. de. Cv. is the MindArk Group's second wholly owned subsidiary located in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. It has been in operation since January , 2014


    Mindark to Close Mexico Office
    Gothenburg, Sweden – 2014 - 06 - 24
    Mindark PE AB, developer and publisher of Entropia Universe, a real-money MMO game, closes its office with thirteen employees in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

    Mindark’s new CEO, Klas Moreau:
    ”Today, most of our platform development takes place in Gothenburg, Sweden. Being at two sites is not cost-effective. We will now focus all development and customer support to Gothenburg.”


    Hard to believe that production in Gothenburg minus the cost for "managing" 2 sites is cheaper than it is in Mexico.
     
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  11. Jun 24, 2014 #11
    Steve Saber

    Steve Saber

    Kim must have tired of the Playa del Carmen beaches...i'm sure they'll open another somewhere at some point when he needs a new vacation spot.
     
  12. Jun 24, 2014 #12
    Nor Alien

    Nor Alien Wisker Fish

    A little closer... Greece maybe?! :alcohol:
     
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  13. Jun 25, 2014 #13
    NebulaVirus

    NebulaVirus

    this nob is taking traders position . they already created mesage about tageting for victims :D
    Now added more information displays.
     
  14. Jun 25, 2014 #14
    NebulaVirus

    NebulaVirus

    He lying last support came by mexican time.
    Cheaper to hire mexicans and ignore space bugs :D
     
  15. Jun 25, 2014 #15
    MindStar9

    MindStar9 Floating in Space

    Everything I was privileged to learn behind the scenes praises Klas as being someone who really cares that things are done right, only he had limitation in his previous position. Let's hope that his elevation to CEO will allow him to accomplish his goals. As far as I'm concerned, he was the right choice, but I would have to agree with Peter with regard to him hopefully having a bit more autonomy in achieving what he wanted to do in the past.

    I wish Klas every success in his endeavors. As for the other situation, I'll stay mute for now.
     
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  16. Jun 25, 2014 #16
    dalewj

    dalewj StoryTeller/Nerd/Gamer

    From 2013 annual report.... and the Mexico office closing.
    so all 3 women in the company are gone. Being a guy in business all my life... a company without women in management is bad enough, one without one at all is ... gonna make stupid decisions.. endlessly.
     
  17. Jun 25, 2014 #17
    Tass

    Tass Administrator

    Ok, before really posting that video: Shout-out to our friends in Playa del Carmen who created so much content for EU and received so many shitstorms for issues they were not responsible for. I hope you find better jobs than your last one.

    Here's an interview with one of them: The Work of Eduardo Altamirano


    And now for the video:

     
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  18. Jun 26, 2014 #18
    Nor Alien

    Nor Alien Wisker Fish

    I'll take it in a pm! :sneaky:
     
  19. Jun 26, 2014 #19
    mastermesh

    mastermesh

  20. Jun 26, 2014 #20
    DCB-Trading-Co

    DCB-Trading-Co

    Sounds good,

    I think Klas is more suitable for such a role.
     
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