This follows the appointment of Nellyvision studio director Elaine Green to chair earlier this year

Image credit: Top, left to right: Stuart Muckley, Sitara Shefta, Ben Gunstone, Gemma Brown, Dan Hett. Bottom, left to right: Marco Alessandro, John Tearle, Greg Howson, Tim Repa-Davies

UK video games trade body TIGA has added nine new members to its board of directors.

The organisation says that these new additions will help strengthen its "ability to advocate for and support" games companies across the UK.

TIGA has added the following industry veterans to its board:

• Gemma Brown, co-CEO, Dovetail Games
• Ben Gunstone, CEO, Stainless Games
• Dan Hett, studio designer director, d3t
• Greg Howson, director of communications, Supermassive Games
• Marco A. Minoli, director of publishing, Slitherine
• Stuart Muckley, CEO, Code Wizards
• Tim Repa-Davies, EVP, general counsel and head of business affairs, Sumo Digital
• Sitara Shefta, co-founder and CEO, Pretty Cool Games
• John Tearle, co-founder and studio director, Flix Interactive

This follows TIGA appointing Nellyvision director Elaine Green as its new chair, who succeeded Rebellion's Jason Kingsley earlier this year.

"We are delighted to welcome our new board members, whose experience and expertise span the breadth of the UK games industry. Their appointment strengthens TIGA's ability to represent and advocate for the interests of games studios, publishers and associated businesses across the country," TIGA CEO Richard Wilson, OBE, said.

"The UK games industry is a remarkable success story, generating economic growth, creating highly skilled jobs and producing world-class IP. It is essential that companies of all sizes, from start-ups and scale-ups to established studios and publishers, have a strong voice. Our new Board reflects the diversity, talent and ambition of our sector and will help ensure that TIGA continues to champion the policies, initiatives and opportunities that enable games businesses throughout the UK to thrive."

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