looking at his employment history, I suddenly understand him more as a hindsight.
He was CTO at Jagex and served similarly technical functions in prior positions as well, becoming CEO contradicts what is known of his strengths.
IVP made initial investment since and increased holdings over time.
Over the course of the 2005~2010 share creeping, CEOs and founders have left, ushering in technical experts to be the captain, the helmsman. Following his entry, IVP influences manifested further and monetizing moves began.
All this seems like ad hoc conspiracy theory, but one could interpret the sequence of events and surmise that making MMG CEO was part of the business plan to harvest.
As CTO, he would be a familiar figure who can maintain company morale.
As a technical expert but operations layman, he wouldn't have much credentials or basis to raise opposing opinions during board meetings.
As someone familiar with the systems, he would experience new found powers with which he could reinforce the technical backbone of Runescape, which has never been the game's forte.
I have little proof to corroborate the theory, but it does seem to align with the events that have taken place: bot nuke, bot watch are all technical alterations to the game, are so deep and far reaching that a CTO alone would have trouble effecting because the potential adverse effects would be alarming and unfamiliar to a CEO with less technical expertise.
With this hypothesized cognition, I congratulate MMG's success in leading the company through a time of anticipated turbulence and wish him best of luck in a career in line with his background.
13-Sep-2014 06:36:08
