Overview
- Virtala leaves the top job with immediate effect and will stay for an agreed transition while the company begins its search for a new leader.
- Co-founder and chief product officer Markus Mäki assumes the interim CEO role on October 22, as board member Henri Österlund becomes chairman.
- Remedy recorded a €14.9 million non-cash impairment tied to FBC: Firebreak’s capitalized development costs and purchased publishing and distribution rights.
- The company now expects 2025 operating profit to decrease compared with its earlier forecast.
- The announcement did not give a reason for the change, though some coverage links it to Firebreak’s underperformance, and fuller details are due with the Q3 2025 Business Review on October 29.