Riccardo Zacconi

Riccardo Zacconi
Born (1967-05-11) 11 May 1967 (age 57)
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
Alma materLibera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • video game developer
  • management consultant
TitleCEO, King

Riccardo Zacconi is an Italian businessman, management consultant, and video game developer. He is best known as CEO of King, a video game development company he founded in 2003.[1] King is the developer of the popular mobile game app Candy Crush Saga.[2] On May 26, 2019, Zacconi announced he was stepping down as CEO of King.[3]

  1. ^ "Riccardo Zacconi, King Digital Entertainment". EuropeanCEO.com. 4 August 2014.
  2. ^ Garside, Juliette (2014-03-25). "Who are the Candy Crush millionaires?". Guardian.
  3. ^ "CEO of Candy Crush developer stepping down". (published 05-26-2019)