Global gaming supplier Light & Wonder has announced the promotion of Nathan Drane to the role of Chief Product Officer (CPO).
The new position of enterprise-wide CPO expands on the Australian’s position as CPO for the Gaming business that he has held for the past year, having previously filled a range of product-centric roles since joining the company in 2021. He has held similar product roles throughout his 12 years in the industry.
According to Light & Wonder, all game creation across the company will now fall under one department led by Drane.
“I’ve personally worked with Nathan for many years, and I couldn’t be happier for him to share his leadership and vision with the entire enterprise,” said Matt Wilson, President and CEO of Light & Wonder. “He has already been working with many across the business on our cross-platform strategy and has a clear and aggressive content roadmap that will ensure our continued success, positioning us for growth in the near and long term.”
Drane added, “I couldn’t be more thrilled to take on this role with the company. This new centralized content organization formalizes our global strategy of building the world’s best games in every market on every intended platform. It provides us an opportunity to make data-driven development and roadmap decisions, gives us new opportunities to grow talent, and drives efficiencies throughout the game-creation process.”
Rich Schneider, Light & Wonder’s former Chief Product Officer, will continue to contribute to product innovation and strategy as Senior Advisor, the company said.
