Mihai Pohontu
Mihai Pohonțu (born November 19, 1978) is a Romanian-American businessman, entrepreneur and investor. Since March 2017 he is the CEO of Amber, a game development agency based in Bucharest, Los Angeles and San Francisco..[1]
Early Life[edit]
He was born in Iași, Romania and spent his childhood in city of Suceava, before moving to Bucharest at the age of 4. After graduating from the George Cosbuc High School in Bucharest, he studied Political Science with a concentration in International Relations at University of California Los Angeles and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2003[2]
History[edit]
His past experience includes running Samsung's developer relations and innovation partnership programs[3][4][5][6], overseeing the operational components of Disney Interactive's games portfolio and managing Electronic Arts' multi-disciplinary development services organization, supporting 18 different studios around the world. He was the Founder and General Manager of EA Romania, one of the largest game studios in Eastern Europe.[7]
He is a regular contributor to international games industry events and publications, including GamesBeat[8], Pocket Gamer[9], Casual Connect[10], Gamelab[11], Gamereactor[12], DevPlay[13], Samsung Developer Conference[14] and Mobile World Congress[15].
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ex-Samsung Exec Mihai Pohontu Takes Job at Romania's Amber Game Studio". VentureBeat. March 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Mihai Pohonțu, antreprenorul care a lăsat funcții executive de top la nivel global pentru a împlini "visul american" în "jungla" industriei de jocuri din România". Profit.ro. February 26, 2018.
- ↑ "La realidad virtual es el futuro". El Pais. December 23, 2015.
- ↑ "How Samsung is Fostering Growth in Its Galaxy Apps Store". VentureBeat. October 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Why Samsung's Galaxy Apps is a Great Opportunity for Indies". PocketGamer. May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "How Samsung Plans to Snare Game Developers With Its "Made for Samsung" Program". VentureBeat. May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Cea mai spectaculoasă carieră internaţională a unui român în gaming". Business Magazin. August 1, 2014.
- ↑ "GamesBeat Summit 2015 Fireside Chat". VentureBeat. June 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Get Discovered on the Galaxy Apps Store". PocketGamer. December 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Open-Ended Work in Developer Relations and Software Development". Gamesauce. November 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Samsung Developers Session at Gamelab". Amazon Appstore Developers. March 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Samsung S7 & Gear VR Interview". Gamereactor. April 25, 2016.
- ↑ "The 1337 Playbook: How Romania's Gamedevs Will Win The Future". Dev.Play Conference. December 23, 2016.
- ↑ "SDC 2016 Innovation Track Keynote". Samsung Developers. April 28, 2016.
- ↑ "VR Still Faces Significant Challenges". DigitalTVEurope. February 24, 2016.
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