Nazara Technologies, a leading mobile game developer and publisher, today announced the appointment of Manish Agarwal as the Chief Executive Officer. This appointment looks to further strengthen the senior leadership team as the company continues to enjoy sustained growth and consolidates its position as the largest smart phone publisher in India. Nitish Mittersain, who founded Nazara Technologies, will assume the role of the Managing Director.
Formerly the CEO of Reliance Games, Manish brings with over 16 years of rich experience in digital, consumer marketing and mobile gaming. Under his able leadership and far sighted vision, Reliance Games went through a radical transformation to become one of the leaders in the mobile gaming industry. He was instrumental for development of successful, multi-million download games including Real Steel franchise, Pacific Rim and Hunger Games Panem Run among others. He previously held senior leadership positons at Unilever, Microsoft, Rediff, Infosys and UTV.
Nazara Technologies, under the twin-leadership of Nitish and Manish, will look to fortify its dominance in the mobile gaming industry through forging strategic partnerships with studios across India, South East Asia and Central Europe, building a formidable talent pool to publish content for Indian consumers and securing local and global partnerships for IPs.
Nitish Mittersain, Managing Director, Nazara Technologies said, “As an industry as well as a company, we are at an inflection point today. While on the demand-side, the adoption of smartphones and enhanced connectivity is helping the segment grow at an unprecedented pace, on the supply-side there is tremendous interest in the Indian market from global players, new entrants, content developers and investors. To remain competitive in this market, we need to scale up our operations and increase the management bandwidth, and this is where Manish will play a role. We are certain that his experience of running a large mobile gaming business, expertise of developing world-class games and passion for the mobile game developer ecosystem will help in taking Nazara to new heights.”
Speaking about his appointment, Manish Agarwal, CEO, Nazara Technologies said, “Nazara has been a pioneer in the Indian mobile gaming space. With an in-depth understanding of the gaming ecosystem and a highly talented team, the company is well poised to shift gears and enter a phase of faster growth. I am glad to be a part of Nazara, and together with Nitish will help steer the company and set it on course to becoming a world class mobile gaming company. ”
“In Manish, the company has added a co-pilot to its illustrious founder Nitish and together they will steer this fast growing company to greater heights,” said Sandeep Singhal, Managing Director, Westbridge Capital India Advisors Pvt. Ltd
An alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and NIT Warangal, Manish has been a leading figure in the Indian gaming ecosystem and has been biggest proponent of the quality of the Indian mobile game developers across the various mobile gaming conferences around the globe.
About Nazara Technologies:
Nazara Technologies is a leading mobile games developer and publisher focused on the large mobile consumer base in India and emerging markets including the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Nazara works with majority of the operator in India and globally with its strong team base of 250 plus dedicated workforce in India and Dubai. In addition to developing a range of branded and original mobile games, Nazara operates unique services such as “Games Club” and also serves as an exclusive distributor for key game developers such as Electronic Arts. Its customers include mobile carriers as well as handset manufacturers.
We wish him all the best for this assignments, you can check out a previous interview of Manish while he was at Reliance Games.
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