Sumo Group
Andrew Stewart has a diverse work experience in finance and leadership roles. Andrew started their career at PwC as an Associate and Senior Associate in Audit and Transaction Services. Andrew later became a Manager and Senior Manager, leading projects for clients in various sectors. Andrew then joined Plusnet as a Financial Controller, playing a key role in the company's growth and strategic initiatives. After that, they worked at BT as a Senior Finance Leader, focusing on implementing new financial forecasting and reporting methodologies. Following their role at BT, they joined Experian as Head of Finance for their largest B2B portfolio. Currently, Andrew holds the position of CFO at Sumo Group. Overall, Andrew has a strong background in finance, strategic planning, and senior stakeholder management.
Andrew Stewart earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA, hons) degree in Economics with Mathematics and Statistics from The University of Sheffield, where they studied from 2001 to 2004. Andrew also obtained the ACA Chartered Accountant certification from ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales). No specific information is provided regarding the month or year in which they obtained this certification.
Sumo Group
We are Sumo Group, one of the UK’s largest providers of end-to-end creative development and co-development services to the video games and entertainment industries. Sumo Group floated on the AIM in December 2017 and was acquired by Tencent in January 2022 is made up of three operating businesses – Sumo Digital, Auroch Digital and Secret Mode – employing over 1400 talented people across 19 studios in the UK, Poland, Canada and India. Sumo Digital, established in 2003, is one of the UK’s largest independent developers of AAA video games, offering turnkey and co-development solutions to some of the world’s leading publishers, including Sony, Microsoft, SEGA and 2K. It is also home to the Sumo Digital Academy initiative, a talent development programme bringing skilled graduates into the games industry. Sumo Digital is made up of 16 game development studios across the UK, India and Poland. Secret Mode is a video games publisher, focused on delivering fresh and new gaming experiences to players and building expansive and fulfilling communities around those games. It publishes titles developed within Sumo Group and also by independent developers. Auroch Digital is a Bristol-based videogame developer and publisher with a focus on original IP creation. All three companies have deep relationships with some of the world’s largest video game publishers, developers, platform manufacturers, and entertainment brands, including Microsoft, Sony, SEGA, Apple, Warner Bros., and Marvel.