In the Spotlight with Rui Casias (CEO at Funcom)

In this week's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Rui Casias (CEO at Funcom) to discuss the role of the CEO in one of the most exciting and fast-paced industries in which to work, the gaming industry. Funcom are one of those organisations that you may not have heard of themselves but you'll definitely know the games they build and develop, which include the Conan series and the highly anticipated, Dune Awakening. In this fascinating conversation, James Ballard (Co-Founder at Annapurna) speaks to Rui about what the role of leadership and how to navigate some of the continued challenges with an ever-growing remote workforce. Rui began at Funcom as a programmer and has earned his stripes through working his way up to his current role as CEO. Rui talks about navigating his role as a CEO, what we should be looking for from our next generation of hires and what the future of the gaming industry looks like, amongst a plethora of other conversations.

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In the Spotlight with Rui Casias (CEO at Funcom) is an episode from ERUPT by Annapurna.

This episode is 34:10 long.

This episode was published on Feb 18, 2025.

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