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The Brian Ward era: How Savvy built Saudi Arabia's games industry and what happens next

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Brian Ward’s time as CEO of Savvy Games Group has come to an end. Since joining the company in 2021 as founding CEO, he quickly became one of the main faces of Saudi Arabia’s push into the global games industry. Now, four years before the Kingdom’s 2030 target, he is stepping down. Ward's departure comes sooner than expected. It seemed likely that he would still be running Savvy in 2030, when Saudi Arabia could properly look back and judge whether its huge bet on games and esports had worked and Vision 2030 had become a reality. That will not happen now. ... [ MORE ]

First report: Saudi Video Game Giant Savvy CEO Brian Ward Is Stepping Down — bloomberg.com, 13d