New CEO of Jagex
I got the news via The Unofficial Andrew Gower Archives that Constant Tedder is no longer the CEO of Jagex. The new CEO, Geoff Iddison (who has apparently been at the position since August) used to be the CEO of PayPal Europe. Here’s what TameBay (an eBay consultants’ blog) had to say about him:
Geoff was an unusual MD, in that he wasn’t afraid to mix with his customers. He was a frequent speaker at eBay University leading the PayPal session which was popular for all the wrong reasons - it was a chance to ask about that unfair charge-back! Geoff however was never afraid to enter the fray and field the questions.
If this Geoff Iddison is indeed the way they describe him as, could he be a positive asset to Jagex? Let’s assume that the gripes of Jagex being indifferent to fan-site communities stemmed from Tedder’s ideology. If Iddison were more into getting involved in the community, could we see this as being a new age of how Jagex interacts with its customers?
I certainly hope so and I’m also curious about the circumstances involving Constant Tedder’s departure. He was a long-standing friend of Gower’s and he doesn’t seem near retirement age. Either way, I hope that Iddison’s arrival to Jagex will help the company succeed in areas that it’s currently behind in.
Geoff Iddison on the left.
Tags: RS Community, Runescape |
October 20th, 2007 at 11:22 am
I thought that Andrew Gower was the ceo…
October 20th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
He’s the founder.
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:41 am
I know this is totally unrelated and off topic but the guy on the right of that picture looks like a slug in human form.
October 24th, 2007 at 1:49 am
Change is often good. Sometimes different philosophy’s clash. What made Microsoft successful years ago…now makes it old and decrepit. I think this change may be good. I see Jagex mostly as an in house, protect the code sort of operation. They need to expand, and allow third parties, like clans and fan sites enhance the game. Sometimes opening up top people and letting them go with ideas, is better then setting a place and force feeding people what you think they want. Looks like a good move on Jagex’s part.
August 26th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
well, you can see this didnt work out to well, he is the brains of all the horrible updates.