MEET THE TEAM

Bruce has 25 years of experience across video game platforms, enterprise, telecoms, and avionics. Joining the first wave of the cloud gaming revolution, Bruce held senior leadership roles at OnLive including Head of Engineering, and SVP Business & Corporate Development. Instrumental in delivering the world’s first direct-to-consumer cloud gaming solution, he moved back to the UK in 2011 to oversee the OnLive’s launch and growth in Europe, before joining forces with Adam in 2015 to form Polystream.

Adam has been in the games industry since the dawn of time (well at least 1981) and has amassed a wealth of experience and expertise in real-time graphics development that has led to the creation of some of the most successful game franchises of the last 20 years. As a Co-Founder of Criterion, Adam oversaw the development of Renderware, one of the most successful 3D rendering engines instrumental to some of the largest game titles.

Michelle has been in the software and games industry for over 22 years, holding a wide variety of roles and accumulating a wealth of experience in office and facilities management, as well as marketing, brand, and corporate & global events. Having worked for some of gaming’s great’s, like Criterion Software and Electronic Arts, Michelle then joined Polystream in 2017, where she instantly became the heart and soul of the deep tech startup.

Marek was responsible for some of the world’s earliest streaming content deals that brought Sky TV to the likes of Xbox & PlayStation before going on to lead Sky Ventures, making investments in startups. He likes disruptive new technology, building bridges between innovation and real-world commercial use. Marek has worked around the world in the TMT sector in commercial, business development and strategy roles. Marek loves reading and family outings and has recently qualified as a water sports coach/ski-boat tow driver.

Marie is an experienced Finance Director with 25 years’ experience in media, manufacturing and technology. She holds an MBA (Accounting & Finance) from University of Rochester – N.Y.

Charlie started programming in 1982 and has been working in the videogames industry since the early 1990s. Joining Polystream from Microsoft and EA where he was Director of Technology.

Cheryl has worked for many large organisations including the BBC, Apple, News UK and Microsoft. She joined Polystream after 3 years at HSBC as CTO of Developer Tooling & Monitoring Engineering.

Erla has been involved in tech innovation for over 19 years. She began her career in Iceland where her passion for technology and business development led her into the video games industry.