Former Codemasters Online VP David Solari joins Jagex

Jagex has announced former Codemasters Online VP and GM David Solari has joined the firm as its Chief Marketing Officer.

Solari, who has worked for over a decade in the online and MMO space will now oversee all Jagex’s Marketing activities.

“Having worked in the digital games space for many years, I have followed Jagex’s incredible success and growth with great interest," said Solari in the press release. "The company’s strength in pioneering free-to-play browser games is inspiring. This role presents a huge and exciting challenge for me. I can’t wait to get started and I’m really looking forward to working with this terrific team as we drive toward our goal of making Jagex the online entertainment destination in the years to come."

At Codemasters, Solari oversaw the release of online titles such as Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Archlord and RF Online.

With Jagex, he will oversee the the marketing of digital entertainment as well as market strategies for RuneScape.