Vlad Suglobov
Vlad Suglobov (born in 1977) is a Russian-American entrepreneur based in California since 2011. [1] [2] He co-founded mobile gaming company G5 Entertainment in 2001, best known for its mobile-app games such as Hidden City, Sherlock and Jewels of Rome. [3] [4]
Vlad Suglobov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977 |
| Alma mater | Lomonosov Moscow State University |
| Title | CEO, G5 Entertainment |
Early life
Suglobov was born in Moscow. As a child, Vlad was engaged in programming and soon started coding his own games. [5] In 2000 he graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University with M.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science. [1]
Career
In the mid-1990s, while still a freshman, he got his first job as a game programmer at one of the very first game development studios in Moscow. [4]
In 2001, he co-founded G5 Entertainment as CEO, a position he continues to hold. [1]
Vlad kept working on game engine code and later shifted his focus to business. When the iPhone launched in 2008, he started G5’s publishing division. [6] This helped bring popular PC hidden object games to mobile devices, along with G5’s own games. [5]
In late 2011, Vlad moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to build G5’s marketing operations in the U.S., the company’s biggest market. [6] [7] By 2013, as free-to-play (F2P) games became more popular on mobile, he led G5 to focus on this model. [8] He prioritized quality, fewer new releases, and global cross-platform distribution. [9]
Vlad has played a key role in G5’s growth and is still deeply involved in the company’s strategy, marketing, and product development. [10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vlad Suglobov: Chief Executive Officer & Director, G5 Entertainment AB The Wall Street Journal
- ↑ 2023 G5 Entertainment AB ANNUAL REPORTp.70
- ↑ Gaming Firm Upended by War Opens New Hubs in Europe Bloomberg
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hall of Fame: Vlad Suglobov
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kodaren från Sovjet
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Vlad Suglobov: Co-Founder, CEO and Board Member
- ↑ Vd: Fler medarbetare flyr från Ryssland än Ukraina
- ↑ On the back of 42% Q1 FY14 growth, G5 steps up with OMX Stockholm listing
- ↑ “Panic is stupid. The long—term investor who does not succumb to it wins,” – Vlad Suglobov about the history of G5 Games
- ↑ Three questions with G5 Entertainment’s CEO Vlad Suglobov