Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price to Exit; Ryan Schneider, Chad Dezern and Jen Huang Set as New Co-Chiefs at the PlayStation Studio (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Insomniac Games founder and CEO Ted Price is stepping down from his role atop the Sony Interactive Entertainment-owned studio after more than 20 years running the company behind PlayStation‘s “Ratchet & Clank” franchise and “Marvel’s Spider-Man” games.

Taking over for Price, who will be staying with the PlayStation studio through March, are a trio of Insomniac vets who will serve as co-heads upon his retirement: Ryan Schneider, Chad Dezern and Jen Huang.

Each of the Insomniac co-studio heads will have a different purview, arenas which they have already been settling into over the past 12 months. “During the past year, I had the opportunity to work with the senior leadership team at Insomniac to create a succession plan that I know will provide the continuity, stability and strong leadership necessary to deliver more of what our fans cherish over the next several decades,” Price said. “So also today, I’m extremely happy to announce that Chad Dezern, Ryan Schneider and Jen Huang will become Insomniac Games’ new Co-Studio Heads.

I believe strongly that for us to continue our success, we need leaders at the top who are intimately familiar with how we do things, leaders who have helped build our culture and our processes, and who have earned people’s trust.” The Insomniac Games founder, who closed the “Spyro the Dragon” maker’s $229 million merger with Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2019, added: “For many years, Chad, Jen and Ryan have been instrumental in making Insomniac what we are today.