League of Legends tech czar exits to be CEO at gaming startup

Riot Games' League Of Legends gameplay on May 29. Mike Seavers was the company's chief technology officer. — Getty Images/AFP

Mike Seavers, chief technology officer of the company behind the League Of Legends video-game blockbuster, is leaving to become chief executive officer of a game-development startup.

Seavers, 43, departed Riot Games to join Los Angeles-based AppOnBoard, whose tools let developers create mobile and personal-computer games faster and without coding. The startup has helped create titles and apps played by more than 1 billion people to date. The appointment was effective July 6, AppOnBoard said.