Top NFT brand Yuga Labs announced that Mike Seavers, the former Executive Vice President of Development at Epic Games, will be joining the company as its new Chief Technology Officer on May 22.
Seavers will be succeeding Kerem Atalay, the current CTO, and co-founder of Yuga Labs, who will continue to serve as a strategic advisor for the company.
With more than twenty years of experience as a technology and product leader, Seavers has an impressive track record in the industry.
During his time at Epic Games, he led the development teams responsible for creating some of the company’s most popular products, including Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and the Epic Games Store.
Prior to that, he served as the Chief Technology Officer of Riot Games, where he played a pivotal role in the development of League of Legends, Valorant, and Legends of Runeterra.
Seavers’ expertise is not limited to the gaming industry as he has also worked with several Fortune 500 companies to build innovative platforms. He is a world-class leader with a proven track record of taking organizations to the next level.
Daniel Alegre, CEO of Yuga Labs, noted: “Mike shares our vision for how important digital identity and community will be for the future of the internet. We have an opportunity to be the web3 platform at the forefront of community and social engagement, through media and entertainment, and Mike’s expertise will help us scale to achieve that.” Alegre also expressed his delight at the fact that Kerem Atalay will continue to contribute to the company with his innovative thinking and technical expertise.
With Seavers at the helm as the new CTO, Yuga Labs is poised to take its platform to the next level and continue its growth as a leader in the NFT space.
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