France-based Focus Entertainment has announced the appointment of ex-Bethesda Managing Director Sean Brennan as its new CEO. The company stated that this move will help in accelerating expansion and becoming more well-known as a publisher.
According to the press release, Brennan will succeed Christophe Nobileau, as Nobileau will assume the role of Deputy CEO and will help Brennan in various endeavors. The experienced executive previously worked on globally acclaimed games such as the Fallout series, Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls Online, Doom, Dishonored, Wolfenstein, and The Evil Within.
Focus Entertainment’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Fabrice Larue, commented:
“I would like to express my gratitude to Frank Sagnier, who becomes Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the External Growth Strategy Committee, and whose international culture in the game industry is an asset for the achievement of our ambitious development plan.
“Personally, and on behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to welcome Sean Brennan and thank Christophe Nobileau for his significant commitment and his achievements as Chairman and then CEO, during which the group continued to transform and grew strongly. I know how much Christophe will continue to be involved in development and accompany Sean in order to continue the growth of the group.”
Newly appointed CEO Sean Brennan added:
“I am thrilled to join Focus Entertainment as their CEO at a time when the fundamentals are in place and to rely on the management team to accelerate the growth of the company with the active support of its largest shareholder Neology Holding, a subsidiary of FLCP. I’m especially excited to develop new, high-quality, owned IPs that will deliver a great gaming experience while creating value for the company.”
Focus Entertainment supports international studios in their projects’ development, production monitoring, marketing, sales, and financing. As a publisher of IPs such as The Surge, Vampyr, Evil West, and A Plague Tale, the company generated 95% of its sales internationally and made approximately €142 million in 2021/22.
