For immediate release.
Ann Arbor MI, Friday June 6th 2025
We're pleased to announce some new staffing changes:
Neil Robinson, Chaosium’s chief operating officer (COO) has stepped up to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), a new position in the company. As CEO, Neil leads the company and has overall responsibility for Chaosium's operations.
Brian Holland, our marketing director, is taking on the role of Executive Producer for RPGs. Brian's new role is to lead in the creation, implementation, and management of strategies to grow the company's current and future tabletop roleplaying game lines, and working with producers and creative teams on the day-to-day delivery of products for each game.
This was the position held by Mike Mearls for the past 14 months. Mike is moving to a new full-time role at Asmodee, but will continue to work with Chaosium on some ongoing and new projects, including working with Chaosium Creative Director Jeff Richard on the new edition of RuneQuest currently in development.
With the launch of Age of Vikings as a new TTRPG line and an exciting array of other Basic Roleplaying titles in the works, Jason Durall has moved to Basic Roleplaying as its full time creative director, working with editor Mike Curry. Previously, in addition to BRP Jason was working on the RuneQuest Roleplaying in Glorantha line.
With Jeff Richard’s focus on the new edition of RuneQuest, Chaosium vice president Michael O’Brien will be taking on the Producer role for RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha, overseeing further products released for that line.
Bridgett Jeffries has taken on the role of Chaosium Community Manager, a new full-time role in the company. In this new position, Bridgett acts as a bridge between the Chaosium development teams and the various active communities who play our games. If you're active with Chaosium on discord or social media, you'll likely interact with Bridgett directly!
We formally welcome Maciej Górkowski to the company as Production Manager. Bringing experience from the board games industry, Maciej coordinates our book and board game printing processes, working with printers for quotes, approvals and delivery. Maciej also works as a game developer in the Chaosium board games studio.
Chaosium also formally welcomes Dan Zappone to the team as an assistant editor and graphic design specialist. Over the years, Dan has built both digital and analog tools to make games run smoother and stories hit harder, always with an eye toward clarity, usability, and keeping things moving at the table. His recent Chaosium credits include working on the Basic Roleplaying Gamemaster Pack and Age of Vikings.
About Chaosium
The Chaosium was founded by visionary game designer Greg Stafford in 1975. For the past half-century, Chaosium Inc. has captivated gamers, readers and mythic adventurers worldwide. Our award-winning roleplaying games, boardgames, and fiction have been acclaimed as some of the most engaging and innovative of all time.www.chaosium.com
