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Leighton Webb joins NaturalMotion

New vp a veteran of I-Play, Fox, Vivendi, AOL and Ubisoft

NaturalMotion, developers of the Euphoria and Endorphin motion synthesis technologies, has announced the addition of Leighton Webb to its leadership team as vice president of business development for games.

Webb oversaw global content strategy and licensing for I-Play as a senior vice president and has also served as vice president of mobile at 20th Century Fox Mobile Entertainment, executive director of Vivendi Universal Games, general manager at AOL Games and worldwide product manager at Ubisoft Entertainment.

"The games industry has consistently been an amazing place to work due to the extraordinary amount of innovation that goes on within it," Webb said. "NaturalMotion is one of the companies leading the charge right now, and I can't think of a more exciting place I'd rather work."

"NaturalMotion tries to attract the best and brightest because we're dedicated to advancing the technology that drives this industry," said CEO Torsten Reil. "Leighton brings a wealth of professional experience and we're delighted he's decided to join the team."

NaturalMotion is based in Oxford and San Francisco.

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