PLAION
Stuart Chiplin has a diverse work experience, starting in 1994 at HMV as a Games Buyer until 1998. Stuart then worked at In-Store Marketing (ISM) from 1998 to 2000, initially as a Field Sales Representative for various companies and later as a Senior Product Manager. Since 2000, Stuart has been at PLAION, where they have held several roles, including Head of Commercial Evaluations - EMEA Partner Business (currently ongoing), Head of Acquisitions & Analytics - Northern Europe (2015-2023), Head of Product Development (2011-2015), and Head of Publishing (2004-2011).
Stuart Chiplin pursued their undergraduate education at The University of Manchester from 1990 to 1994, obtaining a degree in Applied Biological Science. During this time, they focused their studies on Statistics and Drug research.
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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.