Sixteen Tons Entertainment is changing leadership, with founder and former CEO Ralph Stock stepping down and handing the reins to Jan Richter.
Richter joined the studio this month from ZeptoLab, where he worked for the past four years, most recently as head of product and design. He previously worked at companies such as Mighty Bear Games, Bigpoint and SnapDragon Games in a career spanning nearly 20 years.
Stock founded Sixteen Tons Entertainment in 1993, with the studio best known for the Emergency series.
He commented, “I look back with gratitude and a little pride over the past three decades of creating innovative games that have delighted players around the world. With the Emergency franchise, we certainly brought new ideas to the real-time strategy genre and established a brand that has endured.”
“I am delighted to hand the studio over to Jan's capable hands. It is comforting to know that my life's work will continue with Phoenix and Sixteen Tons. I look forward to many more successful games from this outstanding team.”
Richter added: “I'm really excited to take over Sixteen Tons Entertainment and continue the amazing work that Ralph has done. Using my experience in F2P and mobile games, I can't wait to help this fantastic studio grow even further and reach new milestones .”
Sixteen Tons Entertainment was purchased by Phoenix Games in January 2020.