Perfect World Europe has hired Gabriel Hacker as the new general manager located in the headquarters in Amsterdam. He was formerly a product manager with Take-Two Interactive, the manager of Bigpoint’s San Francisco office and the deputy managing director for 49Games.

“It’s an exciting time to be in games and I believe Perfect World is leading the industry in the online free-to-play games space with the quality of its titles, customer service and thought leadership,” said Hacker. “I’m thrilled to join the team at Perfect World and I look forward to working closely with the company’s developers and partners to advance the European business.

“We’re excited to welcome Gabriel Hacker to the company,” added Perfect World Europe CEO Dr. Alan Chen. “We’re confident that his depth of expertise and insight into emerging market trends will bring our European business to the next level.”