Methodology
We feature CEOs, executives and investors from the most successful mobile games companies in EMEA, selected through research based on recent growth, scale, and visibility.
Top 30 Mobile Games Leaders in EMEA 2026
Our fourth annual list recognises the founders, CEOs, executives and investors shaping mobile gaming across EMEA. The 2026 edition highlights leaders building enduring franchises, scaling ambitious studios and defining the sector’s next phase of growth.
Our scope
CEOs, executives and investors across the mobile games industry - spanning genres from Puzzle and Casual to Shooting, RPG, Simulation and Sports.
Ilkka Paananen
CEO & Co-Founder
Supercell
CEO and co-founder of Supercell, known for free-to-play hits including Clash of Clans and Hay Day...
Rob Small
Founder & President
Miniclip
Founder and President of Miniclip, which evolved from browser games into the publisher behind 8 Ball Pool...
Carolin Krenzer
Founder & Executive Chair
Trailmix Games
Founder & Executive Chair of Trailmix, developer of the story-driven cozy mobile game Love & Pies...
Alvaro Duarte
VP Live Games
Voodoo.io
VP Live Games at Voodoo, the French developer known for hyper-casual hits including Helix Jump and Paper.io...
Dmitry Yaminsky
Co-Founder & CEO
Azur Games
Co-founder and CEO of Azur Games, the mobile publisher behind hyper-casual hits such as Stack Ball...
Henric Suuronen
Founding Partner
Play Ventures
Founding Partner at Play Ventures, a games-focused VC backing studios including Bigger Games...
Soner Aydemir
CEO & Co-Founder
Dream Games
CEO and co-founder of Dream Games, the leading Turkish mobile studio behind global hit Royal Match...
Dmitri Bukhman
CEO & Co-Founder
Playrix
CEO and co-founder of Playrix, the major mobile studio behind Township, Gardenscapes and Homescapes...
Rina Onur Sirinoglu
Co-Founder & CEO
Spyke Games
Co-founder and CEO of Spyke Games, one of Istanbul’s fastest-growing studios, behind Tile Busters...
Saad Choudri
CEO
Miniclip
CEO of Miniclip, the former browser-games pioneer now publishing major mobile titles including 8 Ball Pool...
Janne Snellman
Chief Strategy Officer
Supercell
Chief Strategy Officer at Supercell, creator of free-to-play blockbusters including Clash of Clans and Hay Day...
Andrzej Ilczuk
CEO
Ten Square Games
CEO of Ten Square Games, the Polish mobile studio specialising in simulation titles including Fishing Clash...
Wojciech Wronowski
CEO
Huuuge Games
CEO of Huuuge Games, a major European mobile games company specialising in social casino titles...
Lior Shiff
CEO & Co-Founder
Tripledot Studios
CEO and co-founder of Tripledot, creator of free-to-play titles including Woodoku and Solitaire...
Aviram Steinhart
CEO & Founder
Fun Crafters
CEO and founder of Fun Crafters, a new studio raising funding to develop high-quality midcore mobile RPGs...
Todd Green
President
King
President of King, home to the iconic Candy Crush franchise and long-running hit Farm Heroes Saga...
Murat Sayin
CEO & Co-Founder
Vertigo Games
CEO and co-founder of Vertigo Games, the Turkish studio behind real-time multiplayer FPS Critical Strike...
Arnd Benninghoff
EVP Gaming
MTG
EVP Gaming at MTG, the international group behind studios including Plarium, InnoGames and PlaySimple...
Alexandre Pelletier-Normand
CEO
Rovio Entertainment
CEO of Rovio and COO of SEGA, leading the company behind the iconic Angry Birds franchise...
Victoria Trofimova
CEO & Co-founder
Nordcurrent
CEO of Nordcurrent, the Lithuanian games studio behind mobile and PC hits including Cooking Fever...
Daniel Nathan
CEO & Founder
Homa Games
Founder and CEO of Homa, the mobile publisher spanning hyper-casual, hybrid-casual and developer tools...
Enrique Tapias
VP, Head of Studio Monopoly Go
Scopely
VP and Head of Monopoly GO Studio at Scopely, publisher of global hits Monopoly GO and Stumble Guys...
Robert Antokol
CEO & Founder
Playtika
CEO and founder of Playtika, the Israeli casual and social casino specialist behind Slotomania and Bingo Blitz...
Ken Go
CEO & Founder
DECA
CEO and founder of DECA, specialising in acquiring and operating established free-to-play games...
Branko Milutinović
CEO & Co-Founder
Nordeus
CEO and co-founder of Nordeus, the Serbian mobile studio known for Top Eleven and Golf Rival...
Akin Babayigit
Managing Director
Arcadia Gaming Partners
Managing Director at Arcadia Gaming Partners and Tripledot co-founder, backing studios including Loom Games...
María Sayans
CEO
ustwo games
CEO of ustwo games, creator of the critically acclaimed minimalist puzzle franchise Monument Valley...
Alexandre Yazdi
CEO
Voodoo.io
CEO of Voodoo, the French mobile developer known for hyper-casual hits including Helix Jump and Paper.io...
Alexandre de Rochefort
Group CEO
Gameloft
Group CEO of Gameloft, the major publisher behind the Asphalt series and multiple Disney games...
Bekir Batuhan Çelebi
CEO & Co-Founder
Grand Games
CEO and co-founder of Grand Games, the fast-growing Istanbul studio behind Magic Sort! and Block Out!...
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