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Phil Rogers to Succeed Lars Wingefors as Embracer Group CEO

He will shift to executive chair to drive strategic initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, oversee capital allocation

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Overview

  • Lars Wingefors will step down as CEO on August 1, 2025, to become executive chair of Embracer Group
  • Phil Rogers, current CEO of Crystal Dynamics and Eidos, will take over as Embracer Group CEO on the same date
  • In his executive chair role, Wingefors will concentrate on strategic initiatives, M&A activities and capital allocation to support the company’s next growth phase
  • Embracer completed a major reorganization in April 2024 by spinning out Asmodee, Coffee Stain Group and Fellowship Entertainment into independent businesses
  • Following a collapsed $2 billion deal in May 2023, Embracer undertook a restructuring that cut nearly 1,400 jobs, closed several studios and divested assets to reduce debt