Alexandre Besenval

“Alex was in charge of changing our scattered start-up teams into a more focused studio in Socialpoint and he was my direct manager for half a year. I totally enjoyed working with Alex, he has just the right amount of coaching and leadership without being too hands on or dictating. He cared for his team and gave us opportunities to participate in building the environment we wanted to work in but was strict and demanding when needed. I appreciated his business sense and ability to challenge the status quo but also his passion, how he became always excited about new games and prototypes. I hope he stays in the industry and keeps inspiring new teams and companies.”

“Alex has been a great mate to work with. Alex is always creating win-win scenarios, where the product and the team he is leading continously gets better and better. He deeply cares for creating great personal relationships, where there is challenge and support. Alex enables teams to last long, overcome difficult times, while creating fond memories for all involved.”

“Alexandre was new head of studio when SocialPoint transitioned from "each game is a startup" to "game studios" structure. I truly enjoyed his coaching leadership style and insights. I think we together with other leads managed to setup really well functioning and creative game studio. He treats people with respect but can be firm if needed. If you ever have doubts on if Alexandre would be a good leader, give me a call and I will talk some sense to you :) ”

“I'm lucky to have had the opportunity to work with Alex at Social Point. He is a natural leader, very passionate, smart and dedicated. Capable of managing multidisciplinary teams to deliver best quality results. With a blend of strong business sense, game design and product management skills as well as deep knowledge of the industry that make him a rockstar member of any gaming company. In a personal level, Alex is very friendly, humble and supportive. I hope that we can cross our paths in the future so that I can keep learning from him. ”

“Alex is a genuine game maker. His passion is contagious, and that’s what helps him consistently bring out the best of people on his team. There are few people like Alex in the industry and working with him has been a true privilege.”

“Alexandre is a rock. I've worked closely with him several years during his time at Gameloft Headquarters and then a few more when he built and led his new game studio in Madrid. Over the course of our collaboration, Alexandre handled stressful and delicate projects while meeting every challenge and objectives. I’ve witnessed him grow into an exceptionally well rounded manager. No matter what are the odds, he remains focused, keeps his co workers motivated and enthusiastic. Smart confident and humorous, he knows what to look for in a game and how to drive his teams to find it. I hope to have the opportunity to work with him again the future. ”

“I´ve worked shoulder to shoulder with Alex during the last 3 years and I have to confess that it´s hardly possible to find a better dancing partner in this industry. Alex has proven day after day that he is a "rara avis", a top notch professional you can totally rely on to build super-successful games and high-performance teams. His natural leadership, his amazing game design skills, his deep knowledge of the industry, that makes him be a living video-games encyclopedia, and his rock-solid experience doing video games make him be one of the best professionals I have had the pleasure to work with. In a personal level, Alex is very easygoing, honest and generous. I recommend Alex for any kind of Top Leader position that has something to do with product, and I really hope that we can cross our paths in the future so we can do again amazing products together. ”

“Alex is one of the most dedicated and smart colleague i had the opportunity to work with. First as HQ Producer and head of the R&D, he understood right away the key obstacles and bottleneck we might face and always act to allow us to acheive our objectives in the best possible way. He has the ability to push the teams to obtain the best of them, with understanding the limits and showing that he cares and respects about the employees. It's a very rare quality that leads to better quality, happier people and more successful achievements. As a studio Manager, Alex was a priceless advices source for me as he managed to build a studio from scratch in a very challenging environnement and very tight time frame. It was a real pleasure working with him and i hope our path will cross again. I will definitly recommend him with no hesitation.”

“Working with Alexandre is a pleasure and teaching in many ways. I rarely had the opportunity to witness such a blend of intelligence, dedication and work ethics embodied in the same person. He knows the game market and his teams like the back of his hand. To top this, he masters stressful situations while staying focussed and lighthearted. I will be happy to work with him again in the future.”

“Alexandre has provided Gameloft with stellar performance on multiple levels. As R&D manager Alexandre has paved the way for a gradual improvement of Gameloft's game lineup, proving able to keep in touch with the latest trends of the industry but also to anticipate what's coming ahead. As Studio manager Alexandre has opened a new generator of revenues for the company by hand-picking a whole team of skillful people making cool games, and making it evolve and grow. Finally as a colleague Alexandre has proven to be able to interact and share his vision very clearly and easily, backed up by authentic communication skills.”

“Alexandre is by far one of the best bosses that I ever have the pleasure to work with. He always greets you with a big smile even under the most stressful situations and is always ready to give a hand in whatever thing you need. He is a very skillful manager and supports the teams on whatever they need. I feel highly honored to have worked with him and given the same opportunity in the future, I would not hesitate to do so.”

“Alexandre is experienced, professional, and one of the few persons I know that can put their soul in what they are doing.”

“Alexandre is a pleasure to work with. He allows the teams the freedom to create a project the can feel ownership of while still keeping them on course and moving swiftly. Always professional and available to help resolve any issues. Even when managing 10+ games at a time he makes sure the teams are getting all the support and guidance they need to be successful.”

“Alexandre was a real pleasure to work with. His dedication to the project and hard work made our teams' job much easier and very smooth with a very tight schedule. There was never any hold ups and we were able to concentrate knowing Alex was taking care of business.”

“Alexandre is a great producer, (one of the best to work with, at Gameloft). He has excellent management skills. He's respectful with artists (which is good for their creativity) and still manage to deal with short deadlines. He's very diplomatic and humble. and he does care about the sound part of a game (which is very rare). He has a good knowledge in videogames and music in general. To cap it all, he's extremely friendly.”

“Alexandre is a very dedicated and efficient producer. He got a strong knowledge of the video-gaming universe. he's efficient, aware of the job constraints and likely to listen to another's suggestion... I recommand Alexandre to anyone in need of a professional and friendly producer.”