Nils
Ersson
FVP, King/Stockholm
01 — About
Product & business leader in games. The last two decades — from poker rooms to Candy Crush — building, growing, and optimising some of the largest titles in the world.
My work sits where product, analytics, and business performance meet.
02 — Experience
King
12 yrs 7 mos · 2013 — Now
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2024 — NowFVP, Senior Advisor & Business PerformanceStockholm
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2021 — 2024FVP, Head of Product — Candy CrushProduct, operations & analytics
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2020 — 2021VP, Head of Operations & Analytics — Candy CrushAds, content, events, IAP monetization, feature optimization
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2019 — 2020VP, Head of Business Performance — KingGlobal craft lead · Central analytics · Candy franchise leadership
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2017 — 2019VP, Head of Business Performance — Candy Franchise
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2015 — 2017Senior Business Performance Director — Candy
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2013 — 2015Game Performance Manager — Monetization
Infundo
Current · Board
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NowBoard MemberPrivately-owned investment company
Electronic Arts
2 yrs 1 mo · 2011 — 2013
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2012 — 2013Director of Monetization — Play4Free Publishing
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2012Head of Business Intelligence (Temp) — Play4Free
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2011 — 2012Business Intelligence Analyst — Play4Free
Earlier
2006 — 2011
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2011Consultant, Marketing & Sales — Aristocrat
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2010 — 2011Product Owner — CargoIT AB
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2008 — 2009Product Owner, Cash Games — bwin.party
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2007 — 2008Partner Business Analyst — Ongame Network
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2006 — 2007Tournament Manager — Ongame Network
03 — Education
Lund University
MSc, Management & Technology — Faculty of Engineering
2000 — 2005
University of Canterbury
Graduate Diploma, Economics
2003