Annapurna president Nathan Gary is stepping down and leaving the company after a three-year stint, according to an insider with knowledge of the company. Deborah Mars and Nathan Vella, the co-heads of the indie gaming division, are also departing.
Under the leadership of Annapurna founder and CEO Megan Ellison, Annapurna will more closely integrate its in-house gaming and cross-media strategy with the overall business as the company approaches IP and storytelling from a multimedia perspective, leveraging its expertise across live-action and animated film and television, gaming and theater.
President of Interactive and New Media Hector Sanchez, who recently rejoined the company from Epic Games, will take over responsibility for Annapurna’s slate of indie games, in addition to leading the company’s expansion into AAA games.
Gary and AI executive James Masi, alongside Ellison and Sanchez, co-founded Annapurna Interactive in 2016 and have helped build the company’s interactive business.
Despite financial challenges in recent years, Annapurna is set to premiere “Nightbitch,” a highly anticipated horror-comedy directed by Marielle Heller and starring Amy Adams, at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday.
Most recently, Annapurna produced the Oscar-nominated animated feature “Nimona” for Netflix and the animated series “Sausage Party: Foodtopia” for Amazon Prime Video.
The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.
