Adam Sussman (Epic Games)
Adam Sussman (Epic Games)
Adam Sussman was the chief digital officer at Nike, Inc. until recently when he joined Epic Games and he is the new President there.
Education
Adam has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University. He also has Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. [11]
Career
Adam is a forerunner in consumer digital services.
He has over 22 years work experience having served in top positions at some of the most renowned and esteemed international brands.
He has been part of sports, entertainment, e-commerce and gaming.
Adam has a high profile for building great squads and achieving organizational transformation.
Previous Experiences
Mr. Adam Sussman worked as Chief Digital Officer of Nike, Inc. for six years. He was also Senior Vice President of Publishing for the Disney Games aspect of The Walt Disney Company as at January 2011.
Before joining Nike, Adam served in several positions in the entertainment and interactive gaming industries, among them is Disney Interactive. There, he acquired sound expertise in marketing, general management, digital product commercialization and strategic planning.
Adam also worked as Vice President of Worldwide Publishing at the mobile arm of Electronic Arts where he was recognized for making EA Mobile the best applications publisher on the App Store of Apple Inc. besides extending its presence to over 65 countries of the world.
Adam was at Zynga from 2012 to 2014 where he served as Senior Vice President of global publishing. He was in charge of marketing, digital products sales and growth. [13]
Moving on to Epic Games
The news of Adam Sussman's new position at Epic Games was made known by him through a post on his Linkedin page and it reads:
"After 5.5 great years at Nike, I have decided to move on to my next opportunity as President of Epic Games," Sussman wrote.
"Nike is an amazing brand, I got a chance to work with many great people and I am so proud of what we accomplished together.
While it's bittersweet, I am so excited to join Epic and honored to be part of the remarkable team that has built one of the biggest games in the world.
2020 will be a big year for me and my wife, 3 kids and two dogs...A return to gaming, a move to North Carolina and an opportunity to help change the future of gaming."
Sussman takes over from the former president, Paul Meegan, who stepped down in June last year. [14]