Jean-Charles Gaudechon

Jean-Charles Gaudechon (born 1977) is a French-born executive with over 20 years of leadership experience in the global gaming and digital entertainment industry. He holds a master's degree with honors in computer science from Université Paris 13 and a bachelor's degree in general management from University of Paris I Sorbonne. He was appointed CEO of Remedy Entertainment effective March 1, 2026, taking the helm of the acclaimed Finnish game developer known for franchises including Alan Wake, Control, and Max Payne.

Gaudechon spent over 15 years at Electronic Arts across two separate spells, where he assumed profit and loss responsibility for EA's operations in Asia and previously served as studio head and executive producer at EA's free-to-play studio in Stockholm. He also held senior leadership roles at CCP Games as General Manager and Executive Producer. His credited game titles include FIFA Mobile, EVE Online, Battlefield: Heroes, and Need for Speed: World. Most recently, Gaudechon served as senior vice president and group general manager at the sports app Sleeper.

Gaudechon has spent much of his career focused on live service and free-to-play games, with credits including FIFA, Battlefield Heroes, and Eve Online. He emphasizes maximizing the commercial potential of Remedy's existing franchises, stating that titles like Alan Wake and Control "should have sold more," and intends to leverage cross-media development through Remedy's existing deal with Annapurna. On artificial intelligence, Gaudechon has stated that Remedy will remain cautious with AI adoption given the studio's high creative imprint, though may explore it in prototyping and early development phases.

Career history

• Senior Vice President and Group General Manager, Sleeper (sports app)
• General Manager and Executive Producer, CCP Games
• Vice President and Group General Manager, EA Asia Studios; Studio Head and Executive Producer, EA Free-to-Play Studio Stockholm (15+ years across two spells at Electronic Arts)

What Gaudechon could bring to the CEO role at Remedy Entertainment: Gaudechon's 15+ year tenure at Electronic Arts managing major franchise titles (FIFA, Need for Speed, Battlefield Heroes) combined with his P&L responsibility for large international gaming operations positions him to drive commercial optimization without abandoning Remedy's signature creative voice. His background in scaling live-service games and monetization, paired with recent sports app leadership demonstrating profitability focus, suggests he will emphasize franchise expansion, self-publishing independence, and turning Remedy's critically-acclaimed titles into sustained commercial successes—particularly through cross-media initiatives and operational efficiency improvements following the company's recent financial challenges.