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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Director operating in the PC Games space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Anna Mostyn-Williams
Director of Publishing Partnerships of Jagex
Anna Mostyn Williams is the Director of Publishing Partnerships at Jagex and an Associate Partner of QO Collective. She was the Co-Founder and Marketing Lead at Curve before that.
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About Jagex: Jagex is an independent developer and publisher of online games.
Roberta Lucca
Co-Founder, Chief Marketing Officer / Brand Chief, Board Director of Bossa Studios
Unconventional Entrepreneur. BAFTA winner.Obsessive Learner. Founder and Chief Brand Officer at Bossa Studios.Previously founded WonderLuk and BOLDR. Created and launched over 20 products and brands in the last 15 years across multiple industries — Tech, Games, TV Broadcasting, Luxury and Mobile. I love challenging myself and others to be bolder every day and do things differently. BBC, Sky News, The Guardian, Evening Standard, Huffington Post, TechCrunch, Management Today, Financial Times, Disney Channel, Venture Beat, Telegraph and Wired are some of the publications my companies, products and I have been featured. Top 35 women under 35 by Management Today. Top 30 Women in Games. Everywoman’s Entrepreneur of the Year finalist.
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About BOLDR Effect, Bossa Studios: Bossa Studios is a games developer and publisher, creators of BAFTA-winning Monstermind, Surgeon Simulator and Worlds Adrift.
Scott Harber
Technical Art Director of NaturalMotion
Scott Harber is a Senior Technical Artist at NaturalMotion.
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About NaturalMotion: NaturalMotion is a software company creating and publishing social mobile games for iOS and Android.
Andrew Munden
Live Operations Director of Space Ape
Andrew Munden serves as a live operations director at Space Ape Games.
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About Space Ape: Space Ape is a mobile gaming company dedicated to creating the highest quality games for players.
Amanda Brearley
Operations Director of Space Ape
Amanda Brearley serves as an operations director at Space Ape Games.
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About Space Ape: Space Ape is a mobile gaming company dedicated to creating the highest quality games for players.
Simon Watmough
Technical Director of Space Ape
Simon Watmough is a technical director at Space Ape Games.
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About Space Ape: Space Ape is a mobile gaming company dedicated to creating the highest quality games for players.
Hugh Binns
Studio Director of Miniclip
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About Miniclip: Miniclip is a world-leading digital games company that creates, develops and publishes on Mobile, Web and Social platforms.
Tim Rogers
Studio Director of Miniclip
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About Miniclip: Miniclip is a world-leading digital games company that creates, develops and publishes on Mobile, Web and Social platforms.
John Knottenbelt
Technical Director of Introversion Software
Also known as “Johnny Programmer,” John manages technical aspects of game development, business intelligence, public-facing, and internal infrastructure.
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About Introversion Software: Introversion Software is an independent game developer and publisher.
Mark Morris
Managing Director of Introversion Software
Mark has oversight of all of Introversion’s activities and acts as the arbiter between the Creative and Sales-driven ideologies of Chris and Tom.
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About Introversion Software: Introversion Software is an independent game developer and publisher.
Gareth Edmondson
Studio Director of Creative Assembly
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About Creative Assembly: UK’s premier video game developers.
Jonathan Burroughs
Director & Co-Founder of Variable State
Game developer and co-director of Variable State, an independent video game studio based in London and Dublin.
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About Variable State: Variable State is an independent video game studio based in London and Dublin
Rodney Jackson
Managing Director of Cojac Limited
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About Cojac Limited: Cojac has invented and patented an award winning 6-axis controller for PC gaming.
