People

Thiago de Freitas
Founder & CEO

18+ years in the entertainment industry, successfully built a multimillion-dollar business from scratch without any initial investment. He’s the main strategist and manages relationships with founders, investors, and key partners.

Chris Bergstresser
CSO

C-Level Executive 30+ years of experience in the gaming industry with companies such as Konami, Atari, SEGA, MTG, and EG7. Extensive work in game development as well as other key operational roles. 20+ years in games M&A and investments.

Ross Logan
Advisor - CFO

15+ years of experience in executing corporate strategy, structuring & M&A . Chartered Accountant and Strategic CFO with experience of high growth businesses and a particular focus in games.

Oliver Kern
COO

20+ years of leadership and C-Level positions in the games industry, former CMO at Jagex, CCO at Lockwood Publishing and EVP at Nine66 (Savvy Games Group), establishing best practices for operations in growth companies.

Gerson Lima Neto
SVP of Finances

30+ years of experience in global leadership roles of multinational organizations across the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Elena Egorova
Global Head of CorpDev

12+ years of experience in international executive roles, primarily leading corporate development departments for groups such as EG7, Flexion, and VK. Successfully closed transactions worth over $1 billion.

Fabiane Paza
PR Manager

+12 years of experience as a reporter, worked for the largest television networks in Brazil, covering politics, economics, culture, and international events. Journalism specialist from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, develops communication strategies and multimedia content.

Carlos Estigarribia
VP Client Relations

Brazilian entrepreneur and gaming industry veteran founded one of the first gaming studios in Brazil, LocZGames, in 1996. Sold the studio to Playphone in 2006 and, in 2008, was invited by Electronic Arts to create and direct EA’s first Latin America studio in São Paulo. One of the founders of the Brazilian Game Developers Association, Abragames, also worked at Lockwood Publishing as head of Country Management and at Kokku, Brazil's largest Co-Development Studio, as head of Business Development.

Marina Maranhão
General Counsel

With over 15 years of experience in corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, business agreements and structuring of enterprises in several sectors of the economy. She is Bachelor of Law’s degree by Universidad de Salamanca (Spain) and has a post-graduation in corporate law and in compliance.

JF Carrier
Senior Client Partner

In the game development industry since 1999, starting as an artist before transitioning to production management. He has worked on notable titles such as the Syberia series, Far Cry 2, and Watch Dogs 1 & 2. In 2016, JF shifted focus to develop Ubisoft’s art outsourcing and co-dev departments, contributing to successful projects like Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Valhalla, Immortals Fenyx Rising, and Far Cry 5 & 6. His efforts helped establish best practices for co-development. After 18 years at Ubisoft, joined Kokku as Head of Art, where he applied his expertise in production, management, and outsourcing to drive the studio’s growth and oversee its Art department.