Management

The management of Thunderful Group consists of people with many years of experience from the various business segments.

Name   Position Member of the group
management since
Employed in the Company since Holdings in
the Company*
Martin Walfisz  CEO 2023 2023 14 880 S
250 000 W
Annette Colin Interim CFO 2023 2023 -
Agostino Simonetta Chief Strategy & Investment Officer 2021 2021 12 839 S
80 000 W

* Refers to shares (”S”) and warrants series (”W”) issued under the Company’s incentive program, held in their own name as well as by affiliated natural and legal persons.

Martin Walfisz

Martin Walfisz

CEO

Background and education:
Software engineer and honorary doctorate at Blekinge University of Technology. Martin Walfisz has been active as an entrepreneur, company manager and investor in the gaming industry for over twenty-five years. In 1997, he founded Massive Entertainment (now part of Ubisoft), where he was CEO until 2009. Since then, Martin has held senior positions and board assignments in a number of game companies, as well as building up the game investment business Nordisk Games for the media group Egmont. He is also the founder of the industry association for Swedish game developers, and was its first chairman..

Selection of other assignments:
Chairman of the board of Multiscription Holding ApS. Board member of Cross Reality International AB and Game Habitat Southern Sweden AB.

Favourite Thunderful game:
Lonely Mountains: Dowhill

Favourite Nintendo game:
Super Mario Galaxy 

Annette Colin

Annette Colin

Interim Chief Financial Officer since August 2023

Born: 1965

Background and education:
Economics and Law at University of Lund. Annette brings more than 30 years’ experience and has a long career in executive management positions in global international companies including CEO and CFO. Annette has among others held positions at Boule Diagnostics AB (publ), Biotage AB (publ), Annexin Pharmaceuticals AB (publ), Observe Medical International AB (publ), Stille AB (publ), Lindab International AB (publ), Perbio Science AB (publ) and EY. 

Selection of other assignments:
Board member at Initiator Pharma A/S (publ), Sozap AB (publ), ProstaLund AB (publ), NorrDia AB and Colinex Capital AB.

Favourite Thunderful game:
TBD

Favourite Nintendo game:
Super Mario 64

Agostino Simonetta

Agostino Simonetta

Chief Strategy & Investment Officer

Chief Strategy & Investment Officer since 2021

Born: 1976

Background and education:
Studies in Philosophy & Psychology at the University of Genoa (ITA).

Selection of other assignments:
n.a.

Favourite Thunderful game:
SteamWorld Dig 2

Favourite Nintendo game:
Zelda Ocarina of Time

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