{"id":3005848,"date":"2019-11-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"urn:uuid:d6251d35-a883-4964-b9dd-ca00348d6c1e"},"modified":"2019-11-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T00:00:00","slug":"sony-interactive-entertainment-names-hermen-hulst-head-of-worldwide-studios","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2019\/sony-interactive-entertainment-names-hermen-hulst-head-of-worldwide-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Interactive Entertainment Names\nHermen Hulst Head of Worldwide Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SAN MATEO, Calif., November 7, 2019<\/b> \u2013 Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), the company responsible for the PlayStation\u00ae brand and family of products, has today announced the promotion of Guerrilla\u2019s Hermen Hulst to Head of Worldwide Studios (WWS) effective immediately. In this role, Hulst will manage and lead all game development across the 14 studios that form Worldwide Studios. The company also announced that Shuhei Yoshida will leave his current position as President, WWS, to become head of a newly formed initiative that will focus on nurturing external independent creators.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHermen is one of the most effective and well-respected leaders in the video game industry. He is a passionate advocate for the teams he leads and understands how to empower creative talent to build great experiences,\u201d said Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment. \u201cWorldwide Studios is a critical part of the future success of the company, and we must deliver on the promise we have made to gamers to create imaginative and exciting content that is truly unique to PlayStation. I have no doubt Hermen can lead our teams to deliver compelling and diverse experiences at a steady cadence.\u201d<\/p>\n

 Hulst co-founded Amsterdam-based Guerrilla, and most recently served as Managing Director. The studio is best known for the Killzone<\/i> franchise, which debuted on PlayStation\u00ae2 in 2004, and the acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn<\/i>, which launched in 2017 on PlayStation\u00ae4. Under Hulst\u2019s leadership, Guerrilla has continued to innovate and developed Decima, a proprietary game engine launched in 2013 and used for the production of a range of titles, including the upcoming Death Stranding<\/i> by Kojima Productions. Sony Computer Entertainment acquired Guerilla in 2005. Angie Smets, Jan-Bart van Beek and Michiel van der Leeuw will take over Hulst\u2019s duties at Guerrilla as joint studio heads. <\/p>\n

\u201cI have worked closely with PlayStation and the entire Worldwide Studios family since 2001, and I have the utmost respect and admiration for the creative talent and ambitious ideas within the network of studios across the US, Europe, and Japan,\u201d said Hulst, Head of Worldwide Studios. \u201cI am beyond excited to have the opportunity now to lead such an inspired and talented team whose singular mission is to build amazing games for PlayStation fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

 Today, SIE also announced a new company initiative led by PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida and focused on celebrating external developers that are creating new and unexpected experiences for the gaming community. Reporting directly to Jim Ryan, Yoshida will leave his role at WWS to concentrate on our diverse community of independent developers, ensuring they have the tools, technology, and services to reach PlayStation\u2019s large community of gamers successfully.<\/p>\n

 \u201cI am thrilled to announce Shu Yoshida as head of this new initiative. Everybody knows just how passionate Shu is about independent games \u2013 they are lifeblood of the industry, making our content portfolio so special for our gamers. These wildly creative experiences deserve focus and a champion like Shu at PlayStation who will ensure the entire SIE organization works together to better engage with independent developers through a culture of supporting and celebrating their contributions to PlayStation platforms,\u201d added Ryan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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About Sony Interactive Entertainment<\/b><\/p>\n

Recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is responsible for the PlayStation\u00ae brand and family of products and services. PlayStation has delivered innovation to the market since the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. The PlayStation family of products and services include PlayStation\u00ae4, PlayStation\u00aeVR, PlayStation\u00aeVita, PlayStation\u00ae3, PlayStation\u2122Store, PlayStation\u00aePlus, PlayStation\u2122Video, PlayStation\u2122Music, PlayStation\u2122Now, PlayStation\u2122Vue, PlayStation\u00aeOriginal and acclaimed PlayStation software titles from SIE Worldwide Studios. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, SIE is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation and has global functions and regional headquarters in California, London and Tokyo.<\/p>\n

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 \u201cPlayStation\u201d is a registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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