Carmageddon developer Stainless Video games has promoted Ben Gunstone to chief govt officer.
He replaces Patrick Buckland, who has been CEO since he based the corporate again in 1994. Gunstone has labored at Stainless since 2022, when he was employed as a sport director. Three years later he rose to operations director forward of his most up-to-date promotion. Previous to becoming a member of Stainless, he spent over a 12 months at Dovetail Video games.
“I’m delighted and humbled to simply accept the place as CEO of Stainless Video games,” Gunstone mentioned.
“Patrick has created an incredible legacy over the past 30 years, and I’m very proud to be taking up as CEO with the additional advantage of Patrick’s mentorship and steerage as Government Chairman. Making nice video games is embedded into the DNA of Stainless, and I intend for us to maintain forging that path.”
Buckland added: “As I’m 62 later this 12 months (I do know, I don’t look a day over 70), I’ve determined it’s time to begin stepping again somewhat extra from the on a regular basis stress that being CEO of a software program firm entails. Shifting sideways into the Government Chairman position permits me to proceed to make sure that Stainless stays the good firm it has been for over 30 years, while specializing in my private ardour – that of creating video games. As the bulk shareholder, Stainless remains to be my child, however now it’s within the day-to-day fingers of any individual whom I belief unreservedly. Onwards and upwards.”
