PLAION
Karen Puffett has extensive work experience in the field of Human Resources. Karen'smost recent role is as the Head of HR for Northern Europe at PLAION since April 2023. Prior to that, they served as the Head of Human Resources for Cpl UK - Tech & Health, where they managed a group of specialist talent businesses across various sectors. Before joining Cpl UK, Karen worked as an HR Manager and HR Officer at Outbound, where they provided support to management and staff for employee development and performance evaluations. Karen also has experience as an HR Administrator at Vail Williams and SABMiller, as well as a PA and HR Administrator at Microsoft, SAVVIS UK, Boyes Turner, Ernst & Young, and Oracle Corporation UK Ltd.
Karen Puffett completed their high school education at Littleheath School from 1988 to 1994, where they pursued a BTec Business and Finance Course. There is no available information about their educational background prior to high school. Additionally, they have obtained additional certifications, including a Diploma in Human Resource Management with Psychology in 2021 and a Stage 1 - The Aptitude Test Administration Certificate & Competency Based Interviewer Certificate from Reading College in 2001. Karen also holds an APM Introductory Certificate in Project Management, but specific details about the institution and year of completion are unknown.
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PLAION
PLAION is a global entertainment powerhouse with three decades of history behind us. We specialize in the distribution, publishing and development of games, merchandise, and video entertainment - allowing us to offer a unique breadth of services and solutions to our partners. PLAION publishes games across all platforms, including physical and digital channels. As a global publishing partner, we have formed long-term multinational publishing collaborations with numerous game publishers including Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, Capcom, CI Games, Koei Tecmo, Paradox, Sega, SNK, Square Enix, Techland, THQ Nordic, Warner Bros and many others. PLAION owns eight game development studios: Dambuster Studios, Fishlabs, Warhorse Studios, Milestone, Voxler, DigixArt, Flying Wild Hog, and Vertigo Games. Our studios are known for a wide breadth of successful titles and franchises such as Dead Island, Kingdom Come Deliverance, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Let's Sing, Road 96, and many more. Additionally, we collaborate with numerous independent development studios worldwide. Part of PLAION is PLAION PICTURES, a leading independent film distributor in Europe, that works closely with partners such as Paramount and Sony Pictures. We have a highly diverse portfolio of more than 3000 titles, including high-class arthouse titles such as the four-time Oscar® and Palm d'or winner Parasite. Further business operations include Sola Media, a sales agency and production company for family entertainment, Spotfilm Networx, a multi-channel streaming network, and the sub-label KSM Anime dedicated to Japanese animation. PLAION also owns the leading video game merchandise company DPI Merchandising (Denver, Roseburg, USA and Munich, DE) and a Quality Assurance Facility in Olomouc, CZ. PLAION is an Embracer Group company.