Payday 2 publisher Starbreeze has appointed former Ubisoft executive producer Stéphane Decroix as its new chief development officer.

He joins the executive management team at the company and will be responsible for all internal projects, including The Walking Dead, Crossfire, the Payday franchise and Geminose.

Decroix joins Starbreeze after 20 years with the French company, working on titles such as Watch Dogs 1 and 2.

“I’m very pleased to welcome Stéphane to Starbreeze,” said Starbreeze CEO Bo Andersson Klint.

“To continue growing our company, we implemented the position of CDO and Stéphane will be complementing our existing management in the leadership of our game development.

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