Gareth Edmonson, former managing director of Ubisoft Reflections, has been appointed chairman of UK industry network GameHorizon.
Edmonson left Reflections - founded by his brother Martin - last month, after ten years with the studio. He then joined Liverpool-based mobile publisher Thumbstar Games as CEO, and took a seat on its board of directors.
"The industry is going through a dramatic change, with numerous small development teams starting up as well as the larger studios taking on ever more ambitious projects," he said in a press release. "I'm very much looking forward to the opportunity to support the network and the regional game industry."
He replaces Darren Jobling, COO of Eutechnyx, who steps down after almost seven years as chairman, but remains on the board. "It's been a great experience to grow GameHorizon from first principles into a global network with a highly rated annual executive conference," he said.
Jobling currently has its hands full as Eutechnyx prepares for the launch of its free-to-play racer Auto Club Revolution; earlier this week it announced plans to open a publishing office in London. Both Jobling and Edmonson will be speaking at the GameHorizon Conference in Gateshead in June.