Andrew Sheppard

Not to be confused with Andy Shepherd.

Andrew Sheppard is an American video game executive best known for his pioneering work in digital distribution and free-to-play game development. In February 2021, Andrew Sheppard took on the role of Managing Director at Transcend, a venture capital firm investing in the future of games and digital entertainment.[1]

Prior to Transcend, Sheppard served as the CEO of GREE International Entertainment, a subsidiary of Japanese Internet media company GREE, Inc., a publicly traded company in Japan with a market capitalization of US$1.4 billion. Several years after joining GREE, Sheppard led a global initiative to refocus the business on its domestic operations in Japan, resulting in the shutdown of GREE International Entertainment on July 7, 2017.[2][3][4]

Before joining GREE, Sheppard was the President of Kabam (developer and publisher of Marvel: Contest of Champions and Kingdoms of Camelot) from 2009 to 2014. He was the first hire with gaming expertise and was instrumental in propelling the company's growth to a record high of $400 million in revenue in 2014. Kabam was recognized in Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 as the 6th fastest growing company in 2014. Kabam was acquired for $800mm by Netmarble in 2017.[5][6][7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ Takahashi, Dean (10 October 2022). "Why Transcend Fund believes the opportunity for game investments is only getting bigger". VentureBeat.
  2. ^ "GREE shuts down all Western operations". 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Andrew Sheppard appointed CEO of Gree International Entertainment". venturebeat.com. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  4. ^ "Gree Inc". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  5. ^ "Kabam's Andrew Sheppard on how the 500-strong core social gaming giant is committed not just to success but the process of success". pocketgamer.biz. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  6. ^ "Kabam Studios President Andrew Sheppard Leaves for Gree". Recode. August 2014. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  7. ^ "Kabam hits new high of $400m annual revenue". gamesindustry.biz. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  8. ^ "Kabam Ranked 6th in Deloitte's Fast 500 Technology Rankings". www.businesswire.com. 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  9. ^ "Netmarble completes acquisition of Kabam's Marvel Contest of Champions studio". VentureBeat. 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2020-11-23.


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