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Funcom Names Canadian CEO

Miguel Caron announced as MMO publisherís CEO for Funcom Games Canada.

Age of Conan publisher and developer Funcom has announced that that Miguel Caron has been appointed CEO of Funcom Games Canada.

“We are thrilled to have Miguel join us at Funcom,” says Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas. “Our Montreal based company is central to a string of new business initiatives in Funcom, both in the high-end MMO space and in the casual MMO space. Mr. Caron will be instrumental in developing and expanding those initiatives. We have already found Quebec and Montreal to be an excellent location for business and we look forward to further expand our operations here under the leadership for Miguel."

Caron will take on leadership of several strategic initiatives for Funcom, in several different areas of the MMO sector. One of his first mandates will be to lead the growth in employees at the Montreal-based company.

“Funcom is renowned for quality productions such as Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures and the Longest Journey series. I have found its management team to be extremely competent, which is of course a key aspect of being successful in such a competitive market. I look forward to bringing my business experience to help that management team generate even more value to all Funcom stakeholders,” said Caron.

Funcom was founded in 1993 and currently houses over 300 staff across offices in Norway, China, Switzerland, Canada and the US.