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Chairman/Founder

Chris van der Kuyl

Founder, Owner and Chairman of 4J Studios which is one of the UK’s most successful video game developers and responsible for the multi-million selling and multi-award winning Minecraft Console editions. Minecraft is a global phenomenon and is currently on track to become the most successful video game of all time.

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CTO/Co-Founder

Paddy Burns

Paddy is the Chief Technology Officer at 4J Studios. Paddy graduated with a degree in Computer Science from Edinburgh University in 1991. Upon graduation, he worked for NCR as a software developer and was involved in the development of Interactive Video Terminals and Digital Video Software.

Paddy Burns

Co-Founder

Frank Arnot

He founded Stormcloud Games in 2012 after spending nearly two decades making video games with some of the UK’s most respected game development studios. Founding member of 4J Studios. He built and managed the development team in the Dundee studio.

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