Sumo Group
Daniel Secker has a diverse work experience in the gaming industry. Daniel is currently the Director of Technology Partnerships at Sumo Group, where they are responsible for driving successful business technology partnerships with external vendors and serving as the main point of contact for them. Prior to this role, they held multiple positions at Sumo Digital Ltd, including Business Operations Director and External Engineering Director. Daniel also worked as a Programming Manager, Lead Kinect Development Manager, and Programmer at the company. Before joining Sumo Digital Ltd, they worked as a Programmer at Eurocom and Gremlin Graphics/Gremlin Interactive/Infogrames Sheffield. Throughout their career, they have gained expertise in managing teams, overseeing outsourcing possibilities, and collaborating between studios.
Daniel Secker started their education at the University of Hull in 1994, where they obtained a BSc in Computer Science in 1997. Daniel then pursued further studies at the University of Hull, completing an MSc in Computer Graphics and Virtual Environments in 1998.
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.