Chair of the Nomination Committee
Appointment date:
November 2017
Experience:
45 years in the games industry. Co-founder and former Joint Managing Director of Games Workshop; former Executive Chairman of Eidos plc; former Chairman of Playdemic Ltd.
External appointments:
Ian holds non-executive roles with industry body UKIE and with not-for-profit organisations National Citizen Service Trust, Aspirations Academies Trust, Creative England and the Livingstone Foundation. He is a non-executive director of a number of independent video games businesses Midoki, Antstream, Flavourworks, Fusebox, Playmob and The Secret Police. Ian is also a founding partner of Hiro Capital LLP.
Skills brought to the Board:
Industry knowledge and experience, strategy
Sector experience:
Games industry development and publishing, strategy, acquisitions, business models and funding