--- title: "Room 8 Group appoints Juanita Draude as CEO" url: https://daily.dev/posts/room-8-group-appoints-juanita-draude-as-ceo-9ntfzjbys source_url: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/room-8-group-appoints-juanita-draude-as-ceo type: article source: "GamesIndustry.biz" published: 2026-05-21T15:32:49.270Z updated: 2026-05-21T15:33:07.097Z tags: ["game-development", "leadership"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: 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. # Room 8 Group appoints Juanita Draude as CEO **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Room 8 Group has appointed Juanita Draude as its new CEO, succeeding Anna Kozlova who stepped down after seven years. Draude brings over two decades of experience across media, technology, and entertainment, with prior leadership roles at Monks, Publicis Groupe, the NBA, and NBC Universal. She aims to evolve Room 8 Group into an integrated, technology-driven partner supporting developers and publishers across the full production lifecycle. The appointment follows earlier executive expansions this year, including new VP roles in game development and technology, and the consolidation of Solid Bash and Dragons Lake brands under the Room 8 Group name. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Jobs Roundup: February 2026 \| Testronic appoints Mike Wallen as president and main board direction](https://daily.dev/posts/jobs-roundup-february-2026-testronic-appoints-mike-wallen-as-president-and-main-board-direction-q9rq7pakn) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Kudos Games Services expands leadership team with Testronic and Team17 execs](https://daily.dev/posts/kudos-games-services-expands-leadership-team-with-testronic-and-team17-execs-25uuzt5qv) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Jobs Roundup: March 2026 \| ProbablyMonsters expands its leadership team](https://daily.dev/posts/jobs-roundup-march-2026-probablymonsters-expands-its-leadership-team-o4na9zt4s) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Testronic appoints Sonia Kerr as CEO, Sharon Baylay-Bell becomes company chair](https://daily.dev/posts/testronic-appoints-sonia-kerr-as-ceo-sharon-baylay-bell-becomes-company-chair-4b5iie6oc) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development), [#leadership](https://daily.dev/tags/leadership) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/room-8-group-appoints-juanita-draude-as-ceo-9ntfzjbys)