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Charlie Ruck

Charlie Ruck, Executive Search, Partner, Candid Photo.

Charlie partners with management teams & investors of the world’s most exciting gaming companies on their executive and board hiring. He leads True’s Global Gaming, Entertainment, Media and Sports sector, playing a core role on the GEMS team.

Charlie’s clients span the games ecosystem including studios, publishers, games services, hardware, esports and investors. He also advises consumer technology clients on the value of bringing gaming talent into their organisations & boards. His clients vary in scale from early stage VC backed start-ups to large cap public and PE backed corporates.

Charlie is a lifelong gamer and in a previous life played both World of Warcraft and Call of Duty competitively. He’s also a passionate musician, having completed a degree alongside a choral scholarship at Royal Holloway, University of London. In his spare time he is a keen scuba diver, runner and casual gamer.

Snapshot

  • Read music at Royal Holloway University
  • Trained as an opera singer
  • Once sang for the Queen at the Royal Albert Hall

Clients

  • Supercell, Company Logo, Executive Search Placement.
  • Sega, Company Logo, Executive Search Placement.
  • Remedy Entertainment, Company Logo, Executive Search Placement.
  • Lego, Company Logo, Executive Search Placement.

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