Diversity at its Core: Streamline Studios Promotes Two Female Leaders to Support Global Expansion and Operations

Yea-Ji Oh and Lalitha Krishnan take on Director roles as Streamline’s production studios scale up 

Streamline Studios, a global video game and Metaverse development company, announced two new senior leadership promotions for their internal team. Yea-Ji Oh now serves as the company’s Division Director, and Lalitha Krishnan the Director of Studio Operations.

As Division Director, Oh will oversee global strategic initiatives for growth and expansion. In her seven years at Streamline Studios, Oh progressed from a Project Manager across game dev disciplines to the General Manager of an 80+ team of 3D Artists, Localization, and QA (Quality Assurance) Developers, to build an impressive credit list including MultiVersus, Little Nightmares II, and Street Fighter V. In this new role, Oh will use this knowledge and expertise in game dev management, building professional teams, and executive leadership to oversee and guide production process and talent acquisition at Streamline’s newest studio in Bogota, Colombia.

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“The games industry is full of passionate, diverse, and resilient people,” comments Yea-Ji Oh, Divisions Director for Streamline Studios. “That’s what attracted me to this industry. Now I can build teams and business infrastructure that offer technical creators around the world sustainable career paths and economic stability.”

Krishnan, Director of Studio Operations for Streamline Studios Malaysia, brings her seven years of leading international HR and Operations to work side-by-side with recently announced Managing Director, Richard Cheah, to run the company’s production headquarters in Kuala Lumpur with over 244 employees. She will be jointly responsible for strategic planning, and scaling business operations.

“I get great satisfaction from seeing others succeed where they believed there was no opportunity,” adds Lalitha Krishnan, Director of Studio Operations, Streamline Studios Malaysia. “Every day, I learn from my peers. I am challenged, and I’m faced with opportunities to thrive. In my new role, I can directly shape that journey and path to success for the next generation of Streamline leaders.”

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Streamline Studios and its leadership team have consistently advocated for and served as active allies to women, people of color, and diversity in games. Streamline CEO and Co-Founder, Alexander Fernandez, is the Allyship Committee Chair for Women In Games International, and the company supports events and initiatives like HITEC, Latino Leaders, Code Maven, and Women Who Code.

“Streamline will always be committed to reflecting the world as it is with the internal growth and career progression of our teams,” says Alexander Fernandez, CEO and Co-Founder of Streamline Studios. “As we expand globally, we need skilled, confident, and ambitious people leading from the front. Yea-Ji and Lalitha reflect the very best of Streamline and our belief that great games are made with diversity.”