ARND BENNINGHOFF
Career History
Arnd Benninghoff is Executive Vice President, Gaming at Modern Times Group (MTG), the Swedish entertainment group that has shifted its focus toward digital games and interactive entertainment. He joined MTG in November 2014 and now leads MTG’s core gaming businesses, overseeing studios such as InnoGames (acquired in 2016), Hutch (2020), Ninja Kiwi (2021), and Snowprint Studios (2023).
Benninghoff is responsible for defining MTG’s gaming vision, executing acquisitions, and driving the cross-studio platform and shared services strategy. Before MTG, he served as Chief Digital Officer, Digital & Adjacent, at ProSiebenSat.1 Media and led Holtzbrinck’s eLAB incubator. His earlier career was rooted in media, technology and publishing, equipping him with a broad perspective on digital ecosystems. He holds a Diplom-Kaufmann in Business and Administration from the University of Münster.
About Modern Times Group
Modern Times Group (MTG) began as a Swedish media and broadcasting company but has transformed itself into a leading digital entertainment and games holding group. In 2019, MTG spun off its television and radio assets into Nordic Entertainment Group, refocusing on gaming, esports and digital content.
MTG’s gaming division operates through a network of studios including InnoGames, Hutch, Ninja Kiwi and Snowprint Studios, which joined the group in 2023. Snowprint, based in Stockholm and Berlin, specialises in mid-core tactical games and contributes titles such as Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus to MTG’s portfolio. MTG’s strategy is strongly acquisition-driven, placing it among the most active companies in mobile and online games, alongside Tencent, Supercell and Take-Two Interactive.
In November 2024, MTG acquired Plarium, the studio behind RAID: Shadow Legends, for USD 620 million, strengthening its mid-core RPG capabilities and accelerating its transition into a scaled global gaming operator. The acquisition further diversified MTG’s gameplay mix and enhanced its user acquisition, live operations and cross-promotion capabilities.
RAID: Shadow Legends