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Unity Technologies Adds Heavyweights from Torque and IO

Discussion in 'Announcements' started by HiggyB, Jan 6, 2010.

  1. HiggyB

    HiggyB

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    From our press release today:

    Unity Technologies, the provider of the market-leading Unity development platform for Web, PC, Mac, Wii™ and iPhone, announced today the appointments of Brett Seyler as VP of Strategy and Steffen Toksvig as Development Director.


    We are very excited to have both of these guys on board and with our team. Steffen (previously with IO Interactive) came on board late last year and has already had an impact on our development team in very positive ways. Brett (previously with Garage Games) just joined us this week and he's all but certain to do the same on the strategy front. Steffen is working out of Copenhagen while Brett is based in San Francisco.


    Both are incredibly cool guys that we should all warmly welcome aboard! :D


    Edit: I'll share some additional links as they come up covering today's news...

    Unity Hires Former InstantAction, Io Execs (gamasutra.com)
    Unity Technologies Adds Heavyweights From Torque and IO Interactive (prnewswire.com)
    Unity Technologies Adds VP and Director from Torque and IO Interactive (gamersdailynews.com)
    Unity Builds Out Team With New Hires (virtualworldsnews.com)
    More heavyweight hires for Unity (develop-online.net)
     
  2. Discord

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    Welcome aboard! :D
     
  3. absolutebreeze

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    Welcome aboard guys.

    Don't forget to buckle your belts - the great ship Unity is about to go interstellar.
     
  4. DaveMB

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    Congratulation to everyone! Having worked with Brett, he's definitely a great addition to your team!
     
  5. n0mad

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    All aboooaaaaaaaaaard !

     
  6. Jedimace1

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    I read the post of Brett leaving Garage Games just before this. How ironic.
     
  7. Dreamora

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    Welcome Steffen and Brett
     
  8. zumwalt

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    I see this move as nothing but good news for both companies, the replacement they got is fresh and strong, and the new addition to Unity is also fresh and strong, it is good on both ends, especially for me as a consumer of both products.
     
  9. maju

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    Welcome aboard ... and wish you luck and success!
     
  10. WinningGuy

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    Great news. I look forward to seeing more middleware!
     
  11. cannon

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    Welcome Brett and Steffen! Looking forward to your contributions!