Unity Technologies has hired former Electronic Arts executive Mike Foley as its new chief financial officer, GamesBeat has learned.
Mike Foley of Unity Technologies.
The move is one of the first new executive appointments by John Riccitiello, who was named chief executive of Unity in October. Unity is a tech company that makes some of the most widely used game-creation tools for game developers. It is particularly popular among independent game developers, who can use it to level the playing field with much larger game publishers. Unity’s engine makes it easier to publish a game on nearly every platform, from smartphones to the PlayStation 4.
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