Team17 Group PLC - Wakefield, England-based video game development company and publisher of educational entertainment apps - Hires Steve Bell as chief executive officer, joining on September 4 as CEO designate. He will resume the role of CEO from January 1. Bell joins from Iris Worldwide Holdings Ltd, a global integrated marketing agency specialising in brand and digital marketing strategy, which he co-founded in 1999. He has been the CEO of Iris since 2021. Prior to this, he worked for the advertising and retail agency Arc Worldwide.

Says Debbie Bestwick will continue in the role of CEO until December 31. She will join the board as a non-executive director on January 1.

Non-Executive Group Chair Chris Bell says: ‘We are delighted to have attracted a candidate of Steve’s calibre to Team17. Having worked with some of the world’s leading brands, Steve brings a wealth of commercial and digital marketing experience to Team17, and we look forward to leveraging this expertise as Team17 moves forward to its next stage of growth.’

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