Savvy Games Group CEO Brian Ward departs after $38bn in gaming investments

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Brian Ward has left his role as CEO of Savvy Games Group, the Saudi Arabian state-owned gaming investment arm. He oversaw $38 billion of investments into gaming companies, including Niantic and Scopely. The funding represents a major Saudi state push into the global mobile-games market and hands control of that investment program to new leadership.

• Brian Ward has left his role as CEO of Savvy Games Group.
• Savvy Games Group is a Saudi Arabian state-owned investment arm focused on gaming.
• Ward presided over $38 billion of investments into gaming companies during his tenure.
• Notable investments under Ward included Niantic (Pokemon Go developer) and Scopely (developer of Monopoly Go).