Appointment of Group Chief Executive Officer

Everplay

20/11/2025 07:00

RNS Number : 2580I

Everplay Group plc

20 November 2025

 

20 November 2025

 

everplay group plc

("everplay" or the "Group")

 

Appointment of Group Chief Executive Officer

 

everplay group plc, a leading global independent ("indie") games developer and publisher of premium video games, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mikkel Weider as Group Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board, with effect from 1 January 2026.

 

Mikkel is a highly accomplished gaming executive, with significant leadership, industry and M&A experience, having worked across a range of high-growth businesses. In 2016, Mikkel founded Nordisk Games, holding the role of Chief Executive Officer until 2023. Under his leadership, Nordisk Games grew from zero to over 1,300 employees across Europe and the United States, delivering organic growth alongside the acquisition of a number of European based games studios.

 

Mikkel is currently a Partner in Delphi Interactive, Chair of Outlast Games, and a Board member of M2 Animation and NASDAQ-listed Trophy Games.  Historically, Mikkel has held board roles for a number of gaming and high-growth technology businesses, including Avalanche Studios Group, Supermassive Games, Raw Fury, Starstable, and Trustpilot, and senior roles with both Bookatable and Match.com.

 

Upon Mikkel joining the Board, Frank Sagnier, current Interim Executive Chair, will revert to Non-Executive Chair.

 

Frank Sagnier, Interim Executive Chair commented:

 

"We are delighted to welcome Mikkel to everplay and are confident his extensive gaming and M&A track record will be invaluable to our business over the coming years. Mikkel understands and shares the Group's clear strategic vision, and is joining everplay at an exciting time, with the business in a strong position and delivering positive momentum.

 

"Mikkel has the right credentials to accelerate growth and take everplay to the next level. I look forward to working with Mikkel and will continue to be closely involved as non-executive Chair."

 

Mikkel Weider, Group Chief Executive Officer Designate, said:

 

"I am thrilled to be joining everplay, whose iconic games I've grown up playing and enjoying. I strongly believe in everplay's strategy of building market-leading labels focussed on clearly defined genres and audiences. The resulting diverse portfolio of great games, with a healthy mix of first-party and third-party IP, drives immense levels of expertise and synergies within each vertical.

 

"I look forward to formally joining the business in January and harnessing the tremendous knowledge, skills and passion across the Group, and maintaining the business' growth trajectory."

 

Additional information on Mikkel Weider

Mikkel Weider, aged 50, holds or has held in the past five years the following directorships or partnerships:

 

Current
Past (5 years)
Delphi Interactive
Nordisk Games
Trophy Games
Supermassive Games
M2 Animation
Nitro Games
Outlast Games
Star Sable Entertainment
Weider Media
Avalanche Studios Group
Fairytalez
Raw Fury
Feb-Company 2022 APS (previously named Reto-Moto)

 

Mr Weider was a director of Reto-Moto from December 2017 to May 2021. Reto-Moto entered into liquidation in March 2022 and was dissolved in December 2023.

Save as disclosed above, Mr Weider has confirmed that there is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Enquiries:

 

everplay group plc
Frank Sagnier, Interim Executive Chair
Rashid Varachia, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
James Targett, Group Investor Relations Director
ir@everplaygroupplc.com
Peel Hunt (Nominated Advisor and Joint Corporate Broker)
Neil Patel / Benjamin Cryer / Kate Bannatyne
+44 (0)20 7418 8900
Jefferies International Limited (Joint Corporate Broker)
Philip Noblet / Will Brown
+44 (0)20 7029 8000
Vigo Consulting (Financial Public Relations)
Jeremy Garcia / Fiona Hetherington / Anna Stacey
everplay@vigoconsulting.com
+44 (0)20 7390 0233

 

About everplay group plc  

everplay group plc (formerly Team17 Group plc) is an award winning and leading global indie games label developer and publisher of premium video games and apps, comprising three distinct divisions: Team17, astragon and StoryToys. Team17 is a games developer, publisher and creative partner for indie developers around the world, known for iconic IP such as Hell Let Loose, Worms and Overcooked!. astragon is a leading games publisher, developer and distributor of sophisticated working simulation games, including Construction Simulator and Police Simulator, targeting a broad audience from young enthusiasts to technical experts and casual gamers. Story Toys is a world-class developer and publisher of educational entertainment apps, bringing the world's most popular characters, worlds and stories to life for children under the age of eight, with apps including Disney Colouring World and LEGO® Bluey™.

 

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