Wai Hung Chen joined Riot Games as Global Vice President and Head of Product for China Studios
Game Daily reported on June 16 that Riot Games issued an announcement on June 16, 2023, announcing that Chen Weixiong officially joined Riot Games as Riot Games' global vice president and head of product in China Studio Group and directly reported to Leo Lin, president of global mobile business development and head of China at Riot Games.
According to the announcement, Chen Weixiong will be responsible for the development and production of a number of online products under Riot Games, including "League of Legends" and "League of Legends Mobile Game", manage and continue to promote a number of cooperative development products, and help Riot Games build mobile R&D platform capabilities. Chan Wai Hung said that it is a great honor to join Riot Games and looks forward to working closely in the future.
Chen Weixiong, graduated from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2007, joined NetEase Games after graduation, and has successively served as a game designer, game producer, studio director and other positions, with more than 15 years of game development and operation experience. From 2013 to 2014, Chen Weixiong was fully responsible for the establishment of the NetEase Miracle Business Unit and served as the general manager of the business unit. The division has released more than 20 products such as "The Fifth Personality" and "Ace Racing" in the Chinese and Asian markets, and its game types cover MMORPG, ARPG, MOBA, cards, casual competition, survival, third-person shooter, racing and other categories.
Riot Games is an online game developer and publisher founded in the United States in 2006 and 100% owned by Tencent Realization in December 2015. It has many popular games such as "League of Legends", "Valorant", "League of Legends Mobile Game" and so on. On June 30, 2020, it signed a memorandum of strategic cooperation with the Shanghai Municipal Press and Publication Bureau, announcing that the Asia-Pacific headquarters will be located in Shanghai. On February 10, 2023, it was announced that Frank Zhu was officially promoted to COO of Riot Games China, responsible for leading the overall operation of Riot Games in China, and reporting directly to Leo Lin, President of Global Mobile Business Development and Head of China of Riot Games.
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