Hilmar has been leading CCP Games’ ongoing success and growth since his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in 2004.

Under Pétursson’s management CCP’s critically acclaimed science-fiction game EVE Online pioneered concepts like player-driven digital economies, democratically elected community governments, and free-to-play mechanics.

Pétursson put CCP into the pole position of VR revolution by embracing the new technology early and releasing spearheading VR games such as arcade shooter Gunjack, its sequel Gunjack 2, EVE: Valkyrie, a dogfighting shooter, as well as Sparc, a ground-breaking full-body virtual sport.

Pétursson’s fields of expertise especially include Blockchain and what it can teach peers inside and outside the industry about the future of gaming and gaming economies. Before his appointment to the CEO position, he held the title of CCP’s Chief Technical Officer, heading the engineering effort required to create the company’s persistent virtual world technology and 3D engine.

Prior to joining CCP in 2000, he served as the CTO of SmartVR, an OZ.com spin-off based on that company’s multi-user virtual reality technology following his tenure as the VP of software development for the OZ Studios division of OZ.com. Currently, he is also active on several boards and committees relating to Icelandic information technology and innovation. Pétursson has a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Iceland.