Thursday, August 26, 2010

Meteor Games Names Hydra's Brandenberg As CEO

Beverly Hill-based Meteor Games, a developer of social games, announced Thursday that it has named Zac Brandenberg as CEO. Brandenberg was most recently CEO of Hydra. Brandenberg has been on the board of Meteor Games for the last two years. Meteor Games is the newest startup of the creators of Neopets, and operates Facebook games such as Island Paradise. As part of the addition of Brandenberg, Meteor Games said former CEO and co-founder Adam Powell becomes Chief Creative Officer. Meteor said Brandenberg will drive strategic direction of its social gaming products, and manage the company’s growth and monetization strategy. Brandenberg was CEO of Hydra until June, when the firm was acquired by Adknowledge.

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