Universomo reinforces its board — MobileMonday Global: Industry News

^{Finnish game studio} Universomo reinforces its board

16 Jan 2007 at 19:58 GMT Timo Poropudas

Mr. Petri Lehmuskoski, an old stager of the games industry, and Mr. Eero Ottila, an expert in board operations with a successful career at companies such as Nokia Data and Fujitsu Services, have been invited to join the board of mobile game developer Universomo.

Mr. Lehmuskoski has been involved in the games industry since 1982, especially in the Nordic region ever since the industry¹s first steps there. He started his career in the games business by establishing Toptronics, a specialist company focusing on computer game distribution. Today, he is the head of Pan Vision Distribution, the largest independent distributor in Scandinavia.

Mr. Eero Ottila, the new chairman, has been a board member for several different companies. At the moment he is Director of Business Development for the City of Tampere.

Universomo Ltd., established in 2002, is one of the fastest growing and most profitable independent mobile game developers in Europe. Universomo has developed games for customers such as THQ Wireless, TT Games, Mr. Goodliving, and Sulake. Recent games from Universomo include, for example, LEGO Star Wars 2, Destroy All Humans 2, and Rollercoaster Rush.