Pullup Entertainment announced Vincent Chataignier as deputy chief executive of Focus Entertainment Publishing

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Pullup Entertainment, the group behind Focus Entertainment Publishing, announced on Apr 22, 2026 the appointment of Vincent Chataignier as deputy chief executive officer of the publisher. The Paris-listed group filed the announcement with the AMF, France's market regulator, as inside information, the AMF's category for information a listed company must publish promptly. Chataignier had more than 20 years in the video game industry, nearly 17 of them at Focus Entertainment Publishing, where he had been chief business officer for the two years before, the release said. He was to work closely with Pullup's chief executive and in coordination with the deputy chief executive in charge of studios and production oversight, and to be responsible for the publisher's overall strategy.1^,2^,3^,4^,5^,6^,7

The release said Chataignier would also join Pullup's executive committee, which it listed as Fabrice Larue, Geoffroy Sardin, Ahmed Boukhelifa, Aurélien Briand, Marion Dufour, Servane Forest, Cyrille Imbert and Philippe Perthuis. The release said John Bert had decided to pursue new opportunities outside the group after many years within Focus Entertainment Publishing; it added that he played a key role in the development of teams and franchises and would keep supporting the group as an external advisor. Geoffroy Sardin, Pullup's chief executive, said the appointment marked a new phase in the group's development, and that Chataignier's expertise in publishing, knowledge of the franchises and strategic vision would be major assets in strengthening the performance of its brands.8^,9^,10^,11

Pullup said it had more than 600 employees across Europe. The release named two publishing divisions: Focus Entertainment Publishing, known for A Plague Tale, SnowRunner and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, and Dotemu, publisher of TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Streets of Rage 4 and Marvel Cosmic Invasion and developer and publisher of Absolum. It named five development studios: Dovetail Games (Train Sim World), Deck13 (The Surge), Blackmill Games (WW1 Game Series), Douze Dixièmes (Shady Part of Me and Memories in Orbit) and Carpool Studio, which it listed with a new live service IP, short for intellectual property.12^,3^,13

The release text we hold, two pages in English, gives no start date for the appointment and does not state Bert's position.14^,15