Social gaming company Zynga has appointed Pete Hawley as its new vice-president and general manager.
Hawley was chief executive officer of location-based games developer Red Robot Labs.
Hawley’s appointment is part of a management overhaul by Zynga chief executive officer Don Mattrick.
Other recent appointments include Regina Dugan as a vice-president of engineering at internet search engine giant Google. David Lee was also named as the firm’s new chief financial officer and chief accounting officer in April.