It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups. If you have new appointments or transitions in your company that belong here, please send the names of the appointees, new role and company, and prior role and company to newhires@gamesindustry.biz. Matt Francis | Chief technology officer, GameStop GameStop announced the appointment of Matt Francis as its new CTO, starting February 15, 2021. Francis will join from Amazon Web Services, where he's been engineering leader for the past year. Prior to that, he held senior engineering and tech positions at the likes of real estate startup Flyhomes and e-commerce company Zulily.