PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. Appoints Jason Hahn as New Head of Corporate and Business Development
August 09, 2021 at 09:00 am
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PLAYSTUDIOS has named Jason Hahn to the position of Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate and Business Development. An accomplished gaming and Esports industry executive with more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of the media and technology sectors, Mr. Hahn will work in concert with PLAYSTUDIOS’ senior leadership team to advance the organization’s growth strategy as a newly listed public company. He will be responsible for leading all merger and acquisition efforts and identifying strategic opportunities as PLAYSTUDIOS looks to expand into new genres, segments, and geographies and bolster its unique playAWARDS loyalty platform. Mr. Hahn will also support the company’s investor relations efforts where he will help guide communications and the relationships with PLAYSTUDIOS shareholders and the broader financial community. Mr. Hahn will report to PLAYSTUDIOS Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Pascal and sit on the Company’s executive leadership team. Prior, he served as Vice President of J.P. Morgan Entertainment Industries Group in Los Angeles, and held positions in Corporate Strategy and Development for NBC Universal and in M&A for New York City-based independent financial advisor Rothschild Inc.
PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. is a developer of free-to-play casual games for mobile and social platforms. The Company's game portfolio includes a diverse range of titles, from social casino and card games to puzzle and adventure games. It operates in two segments: playGAMES and playAWARDS. playGAMES segment is a developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and Web platforms. The Company operates primarily in the social gaming market, which is characterized by gameplay online or on mobile devices, that is social, competitive, and self-directed in pace and session length. playGAMES also operate in the casual space. playAWARDS segment consists of all of its loyalty assets globally in which it is engaged in developing an end-to-end loyalty solution to help clients reward, enrich, motivate and retain customers, including program design, points management and administration, and broad-based fulfillment and redemption across multiple channels.