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Hakan Abrak, IO Interactive

Hakan Abrak is the CEO and Co-Owner of IO Interactive, the Danish studio behind the Hitman franchise and 007 First Light. With over two decades in the gaming industry, Hakan has played key roles as a Producer on Glacier (IOI’s proprietary engine), Senior Multiplayer Producer on Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, Executive Producer on Hitman Absolution, Studio Production Director on Hitman (2016), before becoming CEO and Co-owner of IO Interactive for the launches of HITMAN 2, and HITMAN 3, helping guide the series’ evolution. Hakan is also the Game Director for 007 First Light, which is both IO Interactive’s fastest-selling game, as well as its highest-rated game to date. Under Hakan’s leadership, IO Interactive became independent, and expanded globally with studios in Copenhagen, Malmö, Barcelona, and Brighton.