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Benjamin Pommeraud

CEO

United Kingdom22 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led business development for Candy Crush Franchise.
  • Expert in strategic partnerships and commercial innovation.
  • Proven track record in gaming and digital entertainment.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Gaming and Digital Entertainment Executive with extensive experience in business development and strategic growth.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business DevelopmentCorporate VenturingPortfolio ManagementP&l ManagementGrowth StrategyGame PublishingStartup IncubationGaming StrategyTeam LeadershipEsports DevelopmentMarket ExpansionBusiness IntelligenceAnalytics

Other Skills

Big DataBrandingBusiness IntegrationBusiness PlanningCloud ComputingCloud GamingConsultingContract NegotiationCorporate StrategyEntertainmentExecutive LeadershipFilmFilm ProductionFundraisingGame Development

About

I lead business development, strategic partnerships, commercial innovation, new business incubation and growth initiatives for the Candy Crush Franchise, the biggest mobile game franchise in the world, with more than $20Bn in lifetime revenues. We focus on large, high potential opportunities such as Direct-to-Consumer projects, Geo-expansion, Licensing Partnerships or Linear Media deals. Member of the King Executive Team and the Xbox Extended Leadership.

Experience

King

2 roles

General Manager - Strategic Initiatives

Promoted

Dec 2022Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Business Development, Corporate Venturing, Innovation, M&A.
  • We identify large opportunities for King, internally and externally, and incubate them.
  • This is the dream intrapreneurial job.
Executive LeadershipBusiness IntegrationGlobal StrategyBusiness DevelopmentCorporate Venturing

General Manager - Portfolio Games

Feb 2022Feb 2023 · 1 yr

  • As a member of the King Leadership Team, I manage the operations and P&L of 5 games in our Portfolio: Farm Heroes Saga, Pet Rescue, Bubble Witch and Candy Crush Friends and Jelly.
Executive LeadershipBusiness IntegrationGlobal StrategyPortfolio ManagementP&L Management

Storms

2 roles

Chief Growth Officer

Jun 2020Dec 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • After having built and led the team for the last 2 years, I am now shifting my focus on new business streams, game publishing, sales, strategic partnerships, strategy, M&A and fund raising.
  • We are building an aggressive publishing pipeline focused on hyper and hybrid casual games.
Executive LeadershipGlobal StrategyGrowth StrategyGame Publishing

Founder

Jul 2018May 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • I incubated Storms within Singtel and led it through 2 financing rounds within a year.
  • We built from scratch a team of industry veterans and got our product ready for launch.
  • Storms is now a joint venture with 2 other major Asian telecommunication groups: SK Telecom and AIS.
Executive LeadershipGlobal StrategyStartup IncubationBusiness Development

Singtel

Senior Advisor to the CEO - Gaming and Digital Entertainment

Jul 2018Jun 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos · Singapore

  • Helping Singtel, the world's second telco group in terms of number of users, embark in our journey to better serve the 250m gamers among our 700 million customers globally.
  • I am building and leading the gaming and digital entertainment teams, with a specific focus on cloud gaming, publishing and distribution.
  • I am also helping the group build up PVP, our esports brand, in the region www.pvpesports.gg .
Executive LeadershipGlobal StrategyGaming StrategyTeam Leadership

Riot games

General Manager

Sep 2015Sep 2018 · 3 yrs · Singapore

  • Created and grew the Riot Games office in Singapore and Malaysia.
  • Led esports development for South-East Asia excluding Vietnam.
Executive LeadershipGlobal StrategyEsports DevelopmentMarket Expansion

Ubisoft

2 roles

Head of Player Intelligence

Promoted

Jun 2014Sep 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Coordinates and structures all Business Intelligence, Analytics, Big data, Playtests and Customer Insights initiatives, including branding and marketing strategy construction across two studios (Singapore and Chengdu).
  • Credited titles include: Skulls and Bones, Assassin's Creed Rogue, Assassin's Creed Unity, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Ghost Recon Phantoms, Monkey King (mobile), Might and Magic Duel of Champions, Scrabble and Hasbro Games Portal, Boggle, The Division, Rabbids, and unannounced titles.
Global StrategyBusiness IntelligenceAnalytics

Senior Manager Branding & International Acquisition

Jul 2013Jun 2014 · 11 mos

  • In charge of player acquisition and all marketing actions for the worldwide release of Ghost Recon Phantoms, in April 2014.
  • Led the online and offline acquisition strategy definition and execution for the game.
  • 2 days after launch, the game became the #3 most played free-to-play game on Steam after DOTA2 and Team Fortress 2.
  • The traffic on the website increased to half a million unique visitors daily, which is equivalent to cnn.com in the US. This does not include Steam traffic.
  • User acquisition: In 3 month after taking my functions, I increased the player base by 1 million (+25%) at constant geographical perimeter and with a smaller budget.
  • Funnel optimization: By working on the acquisition funnel, I increased the activation rate from 50% to 90%
  • Publishing expertise includes: SEO, SEM, display, affiliation, retargeting, revenue share partnerships online and offline, etail, retail, CRM Customer support, lifecycle management, press and communication, branding
  • Dotted-line management of a 10 people team across 3 continents

Insead

MBA Student

Sep 2012Jul 2013 · 10 mos · Singapore

Islean consulting

Engagement Manager

Jan 2012Jul 2012 · 6 mos · Paris

  • Accompanied the IT direction of the French Railway Management company (Réseau Ferré de France) in the transition of its subcontracting strategy to service centers (budget of €500m annually, 90% of staff under external contract)
  • Successfully redefined the international expansion and traffic acquisition strategy of a French B2C start-up, unlocking Series A financing (including 500 Startups)

Makingprod

Executive Producer

Jan 2010Apr 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos · Paris Area, France

  • Executive producter of "La Chanson Du Dimanche - la série" .
  • 27 x 26' TV Series for CANAL+
  • Budget €2M.

Newsense films

Founder and Producer

Dec 2007Jan 2012 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Paris Area, France

  • GENERAL MANAGEMENT
  • Founded the company and built a pipeline of film projects
  • Managed the P&L of the company and of all film projects on budgets ranging from €100K to €6M
  • Generated over €10M of cumulative production revenues in 4 years
  • Successfully sold the projects pipeline of the company before shutting it down in 2011
  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT
  • Developed, sold and produced 49 TV series episodes, documentaries and short films aired on more than 10 national and international TV channels (Canal+, Comédie!, National Geographic, RTBF, TSR, etc.)
  • Produced more than 20 corporate films and ads for private and public clients (L’Oréal, Guerlain, Dior, Abbott, Ministry of Defense, etc.)
  • Managed the organization and delivery of all film projects, from script-writing to delivery of end footage
  • Recruited, negotiated salaries and supervised teams of technicians and artists (up to 120 people per project)
  • BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND NEGOTIATION
  • Closed local and international coproduction and sale deals with major broadcasters and studios (Belgium, USA, Luxembourg, UK, Congo, Switzerland, Italy, Canada)
  • Negotiated product placement deals on TV series
  • Negotiated contracts with A-list stars (Asia Argento, Victoria Abril, Riccardo Scamarccio, Mathieu Amalric, etc.)

Docapost-fast

Founder & Head of Business Development

Sep 2005Dec 2007 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Paris Area, France

  • Co-founded CDC FAST, a subsidiary of Caisse des Dépôts (French financial institution) dedicated to
  • the modernization of European administrations through the implementation of secured digital services.
  • Raised €20M of seed financing from Caisse des Dépôts in 2005.
  • CDC FAST was acquired by DOCAPOST in 2016.
  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT
  • Designed and implemented a national social welfare digitization toolkit to achieve €200M annual cost savings, currently deployed in most French departments
  • Advocated, secured financing and led the FAST eTEN project financed by the European Commission and 7 countries, aimed at implementing a secured data exchange platform across Europe (www.eu-fasteten.eu, total budget of €9M)
  • Initiated, designed and coordinated with the CTO and the IT team the development of all the new products
  • Managed a team of 2 experienced business developers
  • BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
  • Sold a FAST secured exchange platform to the Moroccan Ministry of Interior (€7M budget over 5 years) and to the local authorities of French Guyana (€1M)
  • Hold 10+ conferences on the topic of public sector modernization (Poland, UK, Belgium, Spain, France)
  • Served as representative of Caisse des Dépôts Group within the CFONB (French committee for banking normalization) on the topic of contactless payment

Atexo

Project Director

Feb 2004Feb 2006 · 2 yrs

  • Led teams at over 15 government organizations on projects focused on digitization of administrative procedures
  • Wrote commercial proposals and led business presentations achieving over €250K in sales
  • Held project management roles and managed teams of junior consultants

Guyom corp.

Producer / Co-founder

Jan 2004Dec 2007 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Paris Area, France

  • Produced 6 short films and documentaries
  • Pioneered internet crowdfunding in 2004 with the production of the film “Demain la Veille”, for which $50K were raised online in 2 weeks
  • Produced 10+ feature films websites and making of videos
  • Won 45 awards in international film festivals for short films and documentaries produced

Mckinsey & company inc.

Junior Associate

Apr 2003Dec 2003 · 8 mos

  • Redefined the marketing strategy of the leading software editor
  • Redefined the incentive system of a franchise network of a major insurance company
  • Built a sales forecasting model and a marketing budget allocation tool for an American apparel company

Louis vuitton

Intern

May 2002Dec 2002 · 7 mos

  • Part-time internship about quality processes.

Education

INSEAD

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Jan 2012Jan 2013

CentraleSupélec

Master of Science

Jan 2000Jan 2003

CentraleSupélec

Master of Science (MSc)

Jan 2000Jan 2003

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