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CEO and Co-Founder of Kongregate is Stepping Down

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Today, Kongregate officially announced that their CEO and co-founder, Emily Greer, will be stepping down from her position after thirteen years. Greer founded the company with her brother Jim in 2006, pursuing making games for PC and mobile devices. Pany Haritatos, the company's COO, will be taking over as CEO on an interim basis for now until a permanent CEO is found. As you'll read below from snippets of the press release, while she doesn't reveal her plans, it sounds like Greer already has her next gig lined up and just isn't ready to reveal it yet.

CEO and Co-Founder of Kongergate Stepping Down

"Jim and I founded the company with the goal of helping small and independent game developers become successful, to help them find an audience, and compete in a crowded and complex gaming marketplace," said Emily.  "I could not be more proud of our accomplishments, the Kongregate team, and the culture we've built. Kongregate is smart, caring, resilient, and committed to respecting our players, developers and each other.  I am also grateful to MTG for their investment in Kongregate, which has helped fuel our new initiatives and growth since our acquisition."

"We would like to thank Emily for all she has done for Kongregate, and we wish her the very best," said Jorgen Madsen Lindemann, CEO and President of Kongregate's parent company MTG. "She is a true industry icon and thought leader, and we are proud and thankful for having had the opportunity to work with her at Kongregate.  We are also excited about the potential to continue our partnership, as MTG is exploring backing her new venture through the MTG gaming VC fund."

Emily's future venture, while undisclosed, will be in the gaming space. "I love building things," added Greer, "and I'm excited to get back into a start-up mentality.  I have so much confidence in the team, and know that Kongregate is in great hands with Pany's leadership and MTG's continued support. Plus, there's an awesome line-up of upcoming games while our existing titles like Animation Throwdown still continue to grow."

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