Apr 04, 2018
Wilhelm Taht proposed to Nitro Games’ Board
Shareholders representing approximately 52 per cent of the shares and votes in Nitro Games Oyj propose to the Annual General Meeting that the current members of the Board of Directors Antti Villanen, Jacob Ehrnrooth, Juhani Taskinen, Sverker Littorin and Ilkka Lassila be re-elected and new member Wilhelm Taht be elected according to their consents. The term of office of the Board of Directors ends at the closing of the Annual General Meeting following the election.
”Nitro Games has a solid team, strategy and growth plan in place. Very happy to join the Board of Directors and be a part of the journey, updwards to the right.” said Wilhelm Taht.
Wilhelm Taht
M.Sc. (Econ.) Born 1980, Finnish citizen
Wilhelm Taht is best known for spearheading Rovio’s turnaround as Executive Vice President of Rovio Games until 2 March 2018. Wilhelm joined Rovio in 2014 and was a member of Rovio’s Leadership Team since 2016.
Primary work experience: EVP Games at Rovio Entertainment Oy 2016–2018, Head of External Products at Rovio Entertainment Oy 2015–2016, Tribe Leader, External Products at Rovio Entertainment Oy 2014–2015, Chief Operating Officer at Playground Publishing in Marseille, France 2013–2014, Various positions in marketing and general management at Digia Plc. 2012–2013, Director and Head of EMEA Marketing at RealNetworks, Inc. 2006–2010, Key Account Manager at Mr. Goodliving Ltd. 2004–2005.
For more information:
Jussi Tähtinen, CEO
Phone: +358 44 388 1071
Email: jussi@nitrogames.com
Sverker Littorin, Board member, IR Advisor
Phone: +46 70 875 53 09
Email: sverker.littorin@momentor.se
Nitro Games in brief:
Nitro Games is a free-to-play mobile game developer and publisher with a decade of experience in developing games for the mid-core user segment, mostly focusing on the genre of strategy games. The Company focuses on producing games with high production value and high revenue potential for smartphones and tablets. With Nitro Games’ powerful NG Platform and NG MVP-process, the Company is able to do market validation with new game prototypes after only a week of development. Historically, Nitro Games has developed games such as East India Company, Commander: Conquest of the Americas, Pirates of Black Cove and Raids of Glory. Nitro Games’ shares are listed on Nasdaq First North Stockholm with the ticker NITRO, and the company’s Certified Adviser is Augment Partners AB, phone: +46 8 505 651 72. www.nitrogames.com