DisneyUTV Digital appoints Paul Wrider as Director - Game Design

DisneyUTV Digital has appointed Paul Joseph Wrider as Director – Game Design for its gaming business in the country. Paul comes to DisneyUTV Digital with his extensive global experience of over 10 years in the gaming industry. 

Before joining DisneyUTV Digital Paul was the Lead game designer at FunMobility, Inc. the social mobile entertainment company based in United States of America. Paul has worked with top gaming companies like Digital Chocolate (one of the leading game developers on Facebook), Storm8 (leading developer of social games for iPhone and Android) and Zynga where he successfully launched the first Facebook based, fully 3D Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game ‘Guild of Heroes’ and worked on other popular titles like Mafia Wars, Vampires and more.

Based out of Mumbai, Paul will lead the Game Design team and will be responsible for developing new IPs.  

Vishal Gondal, Managing Director – Digital, DisneyUTV said, “DisneyUTV Digital is happy to have Paul Wrider onboard. We believe in leveraging technology to provide our users with engaging content to enhance their digital experience and we are constantly exploring new opportunities to build on that legacy. With Paul’s extensive experience and knowledge in game designing and the global gaming industry overall we will be able to develop new gaming IPs and add to our existing popular titles across mobile platforms.” 

Paul Wrider is excited about joining DisneyUTV Digital. “It’s great to be associated with DisneyUTV Digital. They have a legacy of popular game titles across mobile and social platforms known globally. I am excited to be a part of this enthusiastic team and look forward to adding some exciting game titles in the coming months.”