Alongside King, Supercell has been perhaps the greatest success story for mobile games companies in Europe. Truly a global market leader, Supercell has experienced big hits with titles such as Clash of Clans, Hay Day and Brawl Stars.
In 2016, Tencent acquired an 81.4% majority stake in Supercell, valuing the company at over $10bn. Supercell has also made strategic investments in other mobile games companies such as Space Ape Games, Trailmix and Metacore.
Paananen was previously President of Digital Chocolate – an early pioneer of the social games sector.