Former Linden Lab CEO and Electronic Arts EVP Rod Humble has been hired by Jam City. In his previous roles, Humble worked closely with The Sims franchise during his time at EA and later oversaw development of Second Life at Linden Labs.
Humble has worked in games for over 25 years, and during that time has been involved with everything from Everquest to his own indie games like The Marriage and Stars over Half Moon Bay. Currently, he is a designer in residence at the San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art.
In his new position Humble will oversee the management and development of Jam City’s properties, which include popular mobile games such as Juice Jam and Cookie Jam.
Robert Zakari, former General Counsel and EVP of e-commerce company The Lucky Group, has also been hired at Jam City as General Counsel and EVP of Corporate Development.