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Prior to founding Mindshapes in late 2010, Shukri was co-founder, Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Playfish, a leading developer of social games, up to the company's acquisition by Electronic Arts in November 2009. Before Playfish, Shukri was co-founder and Managing Director of Macrospace which merged with Sorrent to become Glu Mobile, a global publisher of mobile games. Previously, he was co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Domainia, an Internet services provider, after starting his career at accounting firm Westbury Schotness. Shukri holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the American College, London.

Prior to Mindshapes, David was co-founder of Tom Dixon, the high-end furniture and design company which he ran as Chief Executive for 7 years. Prior to this he was co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Active Hotels, the leader in on-line hotel reservations that was sold to Priceline in 2004. Before this, David was a Senior Manager at Bain & Company, with specialization in retail and consumer products and M&A. David holds a degree in Engineering from Durham University and a Postgraduate Degree in Manufacturing Management from Cambridge.

Prior to Mindshapes, Sami was co-founder and CTO of Playfish, a leader in social games which was acquired by Electronic Arts in 2009. Earlier in his career Sami was co-founder and CTO of Macrospace which merged with Sorrent in 2004 to become Glu Mobile, a global publisher of mobile games. Previously, Sami held key roles at Digital Mobility and Lehman Brothers. Sami holds a master's of science in Computer Sciences from Imperial College London.

Christian runs Publishing, Licensing, and Marketing in Mindshapes. Christian has spent 15 years advising media and technology companies on business and product innovation, branding and marketing. He previously served as SVP in WPP running Millward Brown Optimor in Europe. Prior to this Christian led consultancy projects around the world for Prophet Brand Strategy, CVA and PwC. Christian holds a Master's degree in Economics from CBS and has completed post-graduate studies at Harvard University. 

Tareq leads the financial operations at Mindshapes. Prior to Mindshapes, he was Finance Director at Playfish up to the company's acquisiton by Electronic Arts in November 2009 and was instrumental in managing the subsequent integration of the business. Before Playfish, he was VP Finance (EMEA) at Glu Mobile following the company's merger with Macrospace where he served as Finance Director. Previously he worked in Mergers and Acquisitions at Bear Stearns after qualifying as a Chartered Accountant at Arthur Andersen. Tareq holds a Bachelor's in Electronic Engineering from the University of Reading.