According to Riot's appointment, the organization's Esports President John Needham will take on the role of the Group's production and eSports president. As such, Needham will take on the role of monitoring the production team, eSports, basic technology as well as music, instead of only the eSports array as before.
This has been a big step of Needham since joining Riot Games in 2017. At that time, he was the leader of the European League of Legends tournament (LCS EU, later changed to LEC) as well as executive director of tournaments in Europe and North America.
Besides, Riot Games also adds personnel to film projects like Arcane. Accordingly, Christian Link (cartoon) and Brian Wright (the live-action genre) will be responsible for developing this cult series. Accordingly, Linkke has undertaken Riot Games film production activities as a co-creative role, while Wright will be in charge of the live-action part (by real people) will also take on roles related to the Arcane project.
According to Riot Games, the goal behind the restructuring is to expand the company's influence in both electronic sports and video games, and expand to music and publish. Dylan Jadeja, CEO of Riot Games, talked about the changes: “In the past year, we have tried to reorganize our organization and structure to serve the player in a more unified way. We want every moment that players for us are worth the best – and that achieve the best when we combine our truthful plays, electronic sports, music and fans for their roles.
“Today marks another step on that journey. John, Christian and Brian are all great leaders and devoted Rioters, those who really care about players. I do not doubt that together with our game development groups, they will think of more memorable and more shaping moments that players and Rioter can be proud.”
