Alex St John, the founder of online gaming network WildTangent, has joined social gaming site hi5 as president and chief technology officer.
Founded in 2003 and available in over 50 languages, hi5 claims to be “among the top 20 largest websites in the world and the leading destination site focused on social gaming and entertainment”.
In his new role St John will be responsible for hi5’s product development, technology, network operations and audience growth.
During St John’s time at WildTangent, the site produced over 100 downloadable, streaming and multiplayer games, amassing more than 30 million unique monthly visitors.
Prior to forming WildTangent, St John led the creation of the DirectX gaming platform as Microsoft’s group manager for Windows media strategy and marketing.
"The next wave of innovation and differentiation in gaming is happening in social gaming and hi5 is at the forefront of this sea change," said St John. "I've long said that the current generation of game consoles will be the last and that the future of the game business will be online. I'm thrilled to be joining a company that has the team, technology and vision to lead that transition."