Sheloman Byrd named as new COO at Streamline

Streamline Media Group Names Sheloman Byrd as New COO?

Veteran Games Industry Executive Sheloman Byrd to scale diverse high-performing teams at Streamline?

On November 17, 2022, we welcomed?Sheloman Byrd?as our new Chief Operations Officer.?Byrd recently left Warner Bros.?Discovery after three years, where he led external development as Executive Producer. His most recent title,?MultiVersus, debuted earlier this year as the most-played PC fighting game ever with over 20 million players. Before this, Byrd spent nine years at Tencent driving business development and strategy?for the US & European PC/Console market, working with key partners like Epic Games (Fortnite), Psyonix (Rocket League), and Ember Lab (Kena: Bridge of Spirits).?

Since 2001, Streamline has serviced international developers, publishers, and brands, including?Genvid,?Balenciaga,?Capcom,?and?Microsoft?from production studios in Southeast Asia, Japan, and The Americas. As an active member of the games and tech global industry for over twenty years, Streamline has always committed to driving meaningful change through diversity, inclusion, and accessibility for emerging markets and social and economic minorities.

“Streamline is transforming entertainment and global industries through video game technology and craft," added?Alexander Fernandez, CEO, and Co-Founder of Streamline. “I’m excited to have Sheloman join us at this incredible moment of growth as we continue building talented teams representative of the world as it is.”

Byrd joins Fernandez, CEO, and?Bo Kj?gaard-Jensen, CFO, in the C-Suite. As COO, Byrd will lead production and development, and expand capabilities and capacity to include new segments beyond gaming and the growing demand for video game technology expertise.?

Read Sheloman's interview with Dean Takahashi from VentureBeat to learn more about his plans for the future.

You can?visit the Streamline website?to learn more about Streamline and its diverse leadership team delivering video games and metaverse solutions.?

See the?Streamline Careers page?for on-site and remote career opportunities at any of their studios.?

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