PopCap employs Habermann as CTO
Adobe technology pioneer employed by social gaming company
PopCap Games has employed technology industry veteran and Adobe technology pioneer Frits Habermann as its new CTO.
Habermann joins the company from his most recent position of VP of core technologies at Adobe, where he managed the strategy and operations of technologies including Photoshop, Flash and Acrobat.
He previously worked at RealNetworks, as group manager for RealJukebox, and at Edmark, working on its portfolio of educational games.
Habermann succeeds former PopCap CTO Brian Fiete, one of the company's co-founders, who has transitioned to the role of technology fellow.
"We're thrilled to have Frits joining our management team and overseeing the company's technology strategies and direction, which are key to our long-term success," said Ed Allard, executive VP of studios at PopCap.
"Frits brings strong leadership and deep management experience, with a long history of products that focus on the user experience as it relates to technology and vice versa.
"His passion for gaming, combined with his background leading the technology group at Adobe, makes him a natural fit for PopCap as we expand our own cross-platform offerings to stake out a leadership position in social gaming and emerging technologies like the iPad."
"I'm really excited to be part of such a vibrant, creative, fun technology company here at PopCap," added Habermann.
"PopCap has created a flourishing business model by mixing creative passion with technological excellence, and I'm looking forward to helping the company scale its rapidly growing technology vision on a diverse set of platforms.
"I'm particularly looking forward to applying my experience with Flash and growing large technical organisations to PopCap's plans in the social gaming arena, where there's still so much to be learned and created."