MICHAEL PAECK (Managing Director, Founder)
Michael started his gaming industry career in 1997 as an entrepeneur, co-founding a development studio and acting as the Managing Director and Producer. His first game, "Die Völker", was one of 1999's the most sucessful German game titles, selling 500.000+ copies. When the studio was sold to JoWooD Productions AG, nine additional titles were released and tranlated into 14 languages. 

At JoWooD, Michael moved into publishing and became Executive Producer, with direct responsibility for a development budget exceeding 20M euro. Under his leadership, 12 development projects were realized, including global blockbusters such as Gothic and Spellforce.
For Michael, Cliffhanger Productions marks a return to his enterpreneurial roots. He is Cliffhanger's Managing Director and co-Founder, heading up Development and Operations.

   
JAN WAGNER (Executive Producer, Creative Director, Founder)
Jan has been ensconced in the gaming industry for almost 20 years. His experience runs the gamut, from Marketing, PR, and Product Management to Game Design and Production. As Head of Product Management for Vivendi Universal Games, he led a 40-person team that contributed to 100+ titles. Jan's credits include world-renowned games such as Half-Life, Warcraft, Empire Earth and Diablo.

Before co-founding Cliffhanger Productions, Jan ran the Brand Management department at JoWooD.

Jan is a member of the Advisory Board for Casual Connect Europe, and a jury member for several national and European games awards. At Cliffhanger, he oversees Business Development, Product Management and all Creative aspects of productions.