We're a passionate team of creators, designers and builders who ship inspiring products that motivate positive change.
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Leadership
Leadership
Dan Atherton
CTO
I'm a hands-on engineer and entrepreneur, who's worked at fast-growing games companies (Mind Candy) and set up my own studios: Rabid Badger and Zapped. I'm a specialist in mobile and web development, and passionate about data security, scalability and cost-efficiency.
Marcus Thornley
CEO
I'm a former journalist who moved to mobile content way back in 2002. I ran D2C for Electronic Arts Mobile in Europe, before moving to California to run platform marketing. I founded Play in 2014 and focus on creating an environment where everyone can be their best.
Mike Hamilton
Head of Consultancy
I’m a computer scientist turned product/ programme manager. My career has spanned Swiftkey, Microsoft and two AI startups focused on eCommerce and weeding out fake news respectively. I'm passionate about delivering technology applications that players love - with speed, high quality and joy.
Scott Byrne-Fraser
CPO
I’m a product leader with a background in UX design. I started my career at Sky, before leading product teams at the BBC, Amazon and DAZN. I'm fascinated by the intersection of culture and tech and am responsible for ensuring world-class product leadership on all our projects.
Thouraya Walker
Finance Director
I make sure that we manage and invest in our business wisely. After corporate finance roles (BDO, Mazars, Standard Chartered, Oliver Wyman), I realised the importance of quality human connections at work. Play’s vision to unlock potential aligns perfectly with my values.
Product
Alina Studineanu
Product Designer
Danielle Human
Product Designer
Daniela Santos
Product Designer
Harry Lynn-Evans
Product Manager
Jack Patella
Product Designer
Jamie Horne
Product Manager
Product
Alina Studineanu
Product Designer
Danielle Human
Product Designer
Daniela Santos
Product Designer
Harry Lynn-Evans
Product Manager
Jack Patella
Product Designer
Jamie Horne
Product Manager
Project
Charlie Whitfield
Customer Success
Courtney Garland
Project Manager
Lucia Teixeira
Data Analyst
Lee Noad
Project Manager
Sabrina Van Der Smissen
Project Manager
Vix Davie
Customer Success
Project
Charlie Whitfield
Customer Success
Courtney Garland
Project Manager
Lucia Teixeira
Data Analyst
Lee Noad
Project Manager
Sabrina Van Der Smissen
Project Manager
Vix Davie
Customer Success
Engineering
Alastair McFarlane
Technical Operations
Alessio Pece
Developer
Ben Davis
QA Engineer
Faris Zaman
Developer
Lennard Graham
Developer
Matt Osborn
QA Engineer
Manuel Lobo
Developer
Russell Webb
Developer
Sezer Kesti
Developer
Simone Gammicchia
Developer
Steve Ratcliff
DevOps Engineer
Val Ivanov
Developer
William Griffiths
Developer
Engineering
Alastair McFarlane
Technical Operations
Alessio Pece
Developer
Ben Davis
QA Engineer
Faris Zaman
Developer
Lennard Graham
Developer
Matt Osborn
QA Engineer
Manuel Lobo
Developer
Russell Webb
Developer
Sezer Kesti
Developer
Simone Gammicchia
Developer
Steve Ratcliff
DevOps Engineer
Val Ivanov
Developer
William Griffiths
Developer
Commercial
Dan Gates
Marketing
Omer Selcuk
Business Developer
Ted Hewett
Social Marketing
Vinay Goel
Business Developer
Commercial
Dan Gates
Marketing
Omer Selcuk
Business Developer
Ted Hewett
Social Marketing
Vinay Goel
Business Developer
Operations
Meighan Farley
Recruitment Consultant
Roberto Ciagli
Office Manager
Tom Martin
Finance
Operations
Meighan Farley
Recruitment Consultant
Roberto Ciagli
Office Manager
Tom Martin
Finance