As CEO and Co-founder, Mr. Walsh has turned Krome Studios into Australia`s largest game developer and leading worldwide independent game development company. He manages a talented staff of more than 200 full service games creators. Under his sound command, Krome has a spotless record of successfully completing - within budget - all of its projects (ten titles, 37 SKUs) including Australia`s best-selling video game franchise and Krome`s flagship series, TY the Tasmanian TigerTM.

Mr. Walsh is a skilled professional whose vision and prowess has resulted in numerous accomplishments - both professionally and personally. His innovative philosophy on how to create and manage a successful organization has produced numerous accolades and awards.

His leadership was recognized when Mr. Walsh was presented the Career Achievement award at the 2003 AGDC (Australian Game Developers Conference). Krome Studios received the 2004 Queensland Export Award for Arts and Entertainment which was an impressive feat since this was the third time in four years.

He has strategically forged solid relations and negotiated major deals with several international video game publishers such as Electronic Arts, Konami, Ubisoft, Disney Interactive, Mattel, Vivendi and THQ. In 2004, he also secured a partnership with leading animation company DPS Film Roman ("The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill") to create television and DVD productions featuring the characters from the top-selling TY series.

On the rare occasions that he is not manning the helm, Mr. Walsh spends his time engaged in a diverse set of interests which include: photography, surfing and swimming. Mr. Walsh, 42, is a Certified Practicing Accountant and holds a degree in Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Queensland.

As Creative Director and Co-founder, Steve Stamatiadis is the creative vein behind most of Krome Studios` award-winning art and visuals. He manages a team of more than 40 staff while acting as the chief character designer and is also in charge of original Intellectual Property including co-creating Krome`s flagship TY the Tasmanian TigerTM series.

Mr. Stamatiadis works alongside Krome`s other principle, CEO Robert Walsh, to strategically position and further the company`s status as Australia`s largest game developer and as a leading independent player in the worldwide game development community. Established in 1999, the company employs more than 200 full service game creators and has won more than 20 awards

Mr. Stamatiadis` professional experience in game development spans over a decade with roles as game designer, character designer and art director on a series of award-winning titles. He has created more than 500 unique characters for multiple mediums - games, movies, comics, etc. He is also credited as a founding member of the Australian games development community. He helped to establish one of the first development houses -- Gee Whiz! Entertainment in 1996- where he was responsible for overseeing and inspiring all design, art and visual-related areas on a series of innovative titles including Halloween HarryTM and Flight of the Amazon QueenTM.

While still in high school, Mr. Stamatiadis knew that he wanted to get into the interactive entertainment field after getting his first computer and seeing the theatrical release of "Tron" - which remains a favorite of his, to date. He immersed himself in the arcade scene where he spent endless hours pouring through all things gaming related including magazines, books, etc.

Mr. Stamatiadis draws creative inspiration and ideas from just about everything and anything. This includes mis-typed words he comes across in documents, signage, emails and other random places that he collects and stores for later reference in an ongoing file. He is active within the comic / anime scene where he writes and draws a weekly web comic, "Blade Kitten" which has been translated into Japanese. Mr. Stamatiadis, 37, studied at the Queensland College of Art where he trained for a BA in Animation. He received the Best Original Character Design award at the 2002, 2004 and 2005 AGDC and in 2005 Steve was awarded the Career Achievement Award, in recognition of his successful accomplishments within the Gaming Industry.