Chris is a games, technology, and interactive entertainment veteran, with over 20 years of global experience in these sectors.
He currently serves as Chief Business Officer and Board Member of FunPlus, a leading mobile game developer and publisher headquartered in Switzerland. With over 1,900 employees globally and operations in the United States, Spain, Sweden, Russia, Japan and China, the group has continuously had its games rank in the top 50 highest grossing revenue games globally across Apple’s AppStore and Google Play. Game titles King of Avalon, Guns of Glory and State of Survival have been ranked as the #1 game in 70 countries. In his current role, Chris is responsible for managing the strategic, business, and creative operations of the company, with a primary focus on the Western market.
Prior to joining FunPlus, Chris served as SVP and Head of Corporate Strategy, M&A and Business Development for Zynga, a leading developer of the world's most popular mobile games that are played by millions of customers worldwide. Chris was responsible for helping drive the company’s turnaround and resurgence through strategic M&A, partnerships and market expansion efforts. Chris has deployed over $3 billion in capital during his time at Zynga for the acquisitions of Rollic Games, Peak Games, Small Giant Games, Gram Games, Harpan and Puzzle Social. He has also secured IP licensing partnerships with Disney (Star Wars), Warner Brothers (Harry Potter), NBC/Universal (Fast & Furious), HBO (Game of Thrones) and World Poker Tour and was responsible for the company’s Asia market strategy.
Prior to joining Zynga, Chris served as SVP and Head of Corporate Strategy & Development at Kabam, another leading mobile gaming company. During his time at Kabam, he led Kabam's international growth strategy efforts, with a particular focus on Asia, and was also responsible for a number of key IP licensing deals with Disney/LucasFilm (Star Wars), Marvel, Hasbro (Transformers), NBC/Universal (Fast & Furious), Warner Brothers (Lord of the Rings) and Lionsgate (Hunger Games). In addition, Chris oversaw Kabam's M&A activity as well as its 3rd party publishing business, which was sold to Chinese publisher Gaea Mobile.
Prior to Kabam, Chris served as the global GM of GameStop Digital Ventures, the digital strategy, corporate development and incubation arm for GameStop, the world’s largest provider of video game products and services. As a member of the company's senior management team, Chris served as the principal leader of GameStop's global digital strategy and was responsible for building on the company's ongoing efforts to integrate digital initiatives and business lines into the company's multi-channel strategy, as well as overseeing the development and execution of new organic growth and product development, acquisitions, strategic partnerships and investments. As a result of these efforts, digital revenues grew from $100MM to over $600MM during Petrovic’s tenure.
Prior to joining GameStop, Chris held senior level digital positions at Playboy, AG Interactive (a division of American Greetings), drkoop.com and theglobe.com. He began his career in the late 90’s as an entrepreneur, serving as the CEO of Internet start-up BannerGreetings.com. From there he went on to become COO of Buzztone.com, a leading interactive marketing agency, before joining Prime Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm based in Santa Monica, California.
