--- title: Nexon appoints Patrick Söderlund as new executive... description: Nexon has appointed Patrick Söderlund, current CEO of Embark Studios, as its new executive chairman. Söderlund, who previously held senior roles at EA and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/nexon-appoints-patrick-s-derlund-as-new-executive-chairman-to-accelerate-global-strategy-transform-yghvfuiyl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Nexon appoints Patrick Söderlund as new executive chairman to "accelerate global strategy, transform creative direction, and lead the next phase" | daily.dev og:description: Nexon has appointed Patrick Söderlund, current CEO of Embark Studios, as its new executive chairman. Söderlund, who previously held senior roles at EA and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/nexon-appoints-patrick-s-derlund-as-new-executive-chairman-to-accelerate-global-strategy-transform-yghvfuiyl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/YGHVFUIyL.png og:image:alt: Nexon appoints Patrick Söderlund as new executive chairman to "accelerate global strategy, transform creative direction, and lead the next phase" og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Nexon appoints Patrick Söderlund as new executive chairman to "accelerate global strategy, transform creative direction, and lead the next phase" **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Nexon has appointed Patrick Söderlund, current CEO of Embark Studios, as its new executive chairman. Söderlund, who previously held senior roles at EA and DICE, will lead a company-wide strategic transformation covering portfolio strategy, M&A, and organizational development, while continuing as CEO of Embark Studios. The appointment comes as Nexon reported record-breaking revenue for the third consecutive year in 2025, driven by Dungeon & Fighter, MapleStory, and Arc Raiders, which has sold over 14 million copies. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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