Simon Reynolds Email & Phone Number

Bishop'S Stortford, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

From January ‘21 through to July ‘23, responsible for First party console relationships/digital revenues on a global basis, including Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Steam, and other PC stores. Ownership of store discount strategy, subscription and streaming services negotiations.I look after the P&L for all non-US retail sales, working with partners in all major territories (EMEA and APAC) to bring GameMill titles to market. I've overseen significant growth in revenue, share, and profit… Show more From January ‘21 through to July ‘23, responsible for First party console relationships/digital revenues on a global basis, including Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Steam, and other PC stores. Ownership of store discount strategy, subscription and streaming services negotiations.I look after the P&L for all non-US retail sales, working with partners in all major territories (EMEA and APAC) to bring GameMill titles to market. I've overseen significant growth in revenue, share, and profit since starting with GameMill in 2020, established a distribution network across all territories, and continue to seek out new opportunities to continue this expansion. Show less

Maximum Games acquired Avanquest UK in April 2016, and my role was moved to head up the greenlight process for the Global operation.This involved attending trade shows, extensive networking with developers and keeping abreast of industry trends to ensure Maximum Games kept in step with the market.From the initial meeting with the developer, I would see the project through the Greenlight process, negotiate the terms and manage it through to the signature of contracts, at which… Show more Maximum Games acquired Avanquest UK in April 2016, and my role was moved to head up the greenlight process for the Global operation.This involved attending trade shows, extensive networking with developers and keeping abreast of industry trends to ensure Maximum Games kept in step with the market.From the initial meeting with the developer, I would see the project through the Greenlight process, negotiate the terms and manage it through to the signature of contracts, at which point I would onboard the developer/project with the Production team in the US. Show less

Modus is a division of Maximum Games focused on bringing AAA publishing services to independent developers around the world. With offices in the US & UK, we’re one of the fastest growing full-service game publishers, and are comprised of industry veterans, gamers, and developers who have embraced the golden age of indie.

I was responsible for the sourcing and Product Management of all games titles for the Avanquest Group of companies. This included PC, Nintendo (DS, 3DS, Wii/Wii-U, PS4, and Xbox One.When I started at GSP/Avanquest, they were ranked 15th in the list of PC game publishers (GFK/Chart-Track). Within twelve months, we were regularly in the Top 5.We entered the DS market in late (2008), but in a very short time, thanks to good product selection and fantastic distribution, we rose to… Show more I was responsible for the sourcing and Product Management of all games titles for the Avanquest Group of companies. This included PC, Nintendo (DS, 3DS, Wii/Wii-U, PS4, and Xbox One.When I started at GSP/Avanquest, they were ranked 15th in the list of PC game publishers (GFK/Chart-Track). Within twelve months, we were regularly in the Top 5.We entered the DS market in late (2008), but in a very short time, thanks to good product selection and fantastic distribution, we rose to become the largest 3rd party DS/3DS publisher in the UK.I worked closely with brand licensors, IP holders, developers, and publishers to ensure that Avanquest had a strong line-up of titles (both published and distributed) all year around. Show less

I ran half the buying team, looking after vendors ranging in size from Microsoft and EA all the way down to GSP. I always endeavoured to treat all publishers, no matter their size, the same.

Basingstoke

Running half the buying team, specifically looking after PC, PS2 and some other smaller areas of the business.

London, United Kingdom

In addition to managing the top three retail accounts personally, I also managed a small sales team of four people, looking after all of the UK and Irish retail channel.

London, United Kingdom

I was National Account Manager at (now defunct) US games publisher, GT Interactive. Looking after key retailers such as GAME, HMV, Virgin and Centresoft.

Stansted

I managed the entire software range in Escom's 600 UK stores, negotiating terms with publishers, selecting products, and managing stock levels.

Sawbridgeworth