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Jagex has appointed Mark Gerhard as its new CEO, effective from February 2nd.
Gerhard joined the firm in 2008 as its chief technology officer. He was previously at GTECH, where he was principle security architect for the National Lottery.
To read the story in full, head over the MCV’s sister site Develop.
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