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Winking Studios

Two Decades of Creative Excellence

Group Overview
Headquartered in Singapore, Winking Studios is one of the largest game art outsourcing and game development studios globally.

With over 25 years of track record, Winking Studios has expanded to more than 800 employees across 9 studios in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Shanghai, Nanjing and Suzhou, serving a global customer base that includes 22 of the top 25 game publishers in the world.
As a testament to our high quality standards, we have been awarded various awards and accreditations, including the ISO 27001 certification by BSI British standards institution, among others.

1997-2003
Foundation

Foundation

โ— Starts as WindThunder Studio in Taipei
โ— Fully Develops Guardian's Sword
โ— Fully Develops Heroine Anthem
โ— Establishes Winking Studios
โ— Establishes game development studios in Taipei, Shanghai, Nanjing

2004-2007
Investment

Investment

โ— Provides Full Cycle Development Service
โ— Invested by Intel, HSBC
โ— Awarded Asia Top 10 Growing Business by Deloitte
โ— Provides Complete Art Outsourcing Service

2008-2015
Growth

Growth

โ— Awarded ISO9001
โ— Awarded for Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award
โ— Participates in the production of Final Fantasy XIV and Blade & Soul
โ— Fully Develops MMORPG XAOC with success in Asia
โ— Invested by Cathay Financial Holdings, Taishin Holdings, SinoPac Holdings, and more
โ— Collaborates with Onmyoji, Arena of Valor, and Identity V

2016-2024
Scaling-Up

Scaling-Up

โ— Forms partnership with Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Epic Games
โ— Collaborates with Destiny 2, Call of Duty, Lineage 2M, Assassin's Creed, Honkai 3rd, Genshin Impact, and more
โ— Establishes Art Outsourcing headquarters in Singapore
โ— BSI British Standards Institution certified ISO 27001
โ— Invested by Acer Group
โ— Successfully listed on the Singapore Exchange

Leadership

Board of Directors
ย Key Management

Johnny Jan

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Kao Shu-Kuo

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Lim Heng Choon

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Chang Yi-Hao

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Yang Wu Te

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Oliver Yen

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Tina Li

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Our Studios

Providing end-to-end art outsourcing and game development services across various platforms for the video games industry, Winking Studios has built up a portfolio of studios across Asia. With our proactive M&A approach, we have announced two acquisitions of Taipei-based On Point Creative Co., Ltd. and Kuala Lumpur-based Pixelline Production Sdn. Bhd. in 2024 to expand our resources and better serve our global clientele.

On Point Creative

Shape and craft your creative project and keep it all On Point, from simple and imaginative to complex and stunning fantasy.

On Point Creative

Shape and craft your creative project and keep it all On Point, from simple and imaginative to complex and stunning fantasy.

Pixelline Production

To be the most trustworthy outsource production team for film companies and game publishers around the world.

Pixelline Production

To be the most trustworthy outsource production team for film companies and game publishers around the world.

Johnny Jan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Johnny Jan was appointed as Director on 15 December 2005. He is primarily responsible for overseeing the business development activities and operations of the Group and for leading the overall strategic direction of the Group.


Mr. Jan has over 25 years of experience in the art outsourcing and game development industries. He started his career in Japan TGL Co., Ltd in 1997 as a R&D supervisor where he led the R&D team in the development of game titles. He subsequently founded WindThunder Era Co., Ltd in 2000 and under his stewardship as its CEO, the company went on to develop and publish various game titles. In 2004, he founded the Group’s art outsourcing and game development studios in the PRC, prior to the incorporation of the Company in 2005.


Mr. Jan is a director of the Taiwan Game Industry Promotion Alliance. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Central University of Taiwan in 2000 before obtaining a Master’s degree in business administration from the National University of Singapore in 2024.

Kao Shu-Kuo

Non-Executive Director

Mr. Kao Shu-Kuo was appointed as Director on 17 May 2023 and was re-designated as Non-Executive Director on 21 July 2023. Mr. Kao is the chairman of the Board of Directors in Acer Gaming Inc. He started his career in Acer in 1995 where he was responsible for the IT product business.

Mr. Kao graduated from the Chung Hsing College of Law and Business – Institute of Corporate Management with a Master’s degree in 1993.

Lim Heng Choon

Lead Independent Director and Non-Executive Director

Mr. Lim Heng Choon was appointed as Independent Director on 17 May 2023 and was re-designated as Lead Independent and Non-executive Director on 21 July 2023. He is the chief financial officer of Centific Global Solutions, Inc (formerly known as Pactera Technologies NA, Inc.) as well as the founder and managing director of Hyperion Connect Pte. Ltd.

Mr. Lim graduated from Monash University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Computer Systems) (Honours) before obtaining a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA in 2001.

Chang Yi-Hao

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Chang Yi-Hao was appointed as Independent Director on 29 September 2021 and was re-designated as Independent Non-executive Director on 21 July 2023. He started his career in Wistron Corporation in 2003 as a product engineer, before joining X-Legend Entertainment, a company engaged in the business of game licensing and publishing in 2004, as its chief operating officer where he was responsible for licensing games from Korean developers and launching such games in the Taiwan market.

From 2012 to 2017, Mr. Chang was the president of Kunlun Games, which is one of the business units within Kunlun Tech Group, a global gaming distribution company. He subsequently founded Internet marketing and media agency Howard Marketing Co., Ltd, and became its CEO.

Mr. Chang obtained a Bachelor’s degree from the Tsinghua University of Taiwan (Department of Electrical Engineering/ Department of Economics) in 1997 before obtaining a Master’s degree in business administration from the Taiwan University Graduate School of Business in 2001.

Yang Wu Te

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Yang Wu Te was appointed as Independent Director on 17 May 2023 and was re-designated as Independent Non-executive Director on 21 July 2023. He started his career in private banking in Bankers Trust Co. Ltd. (now known as Deutsche Bank) in 1989 to 1991 as an assistant vice president in the Private Banking Group. He joined Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. as its executive director/relationship manager โ€“ Private Banking from 2013 to 2020.

Mr. Yang graduated from the China Municipal Administrative Institute in 1979 with a certificate in Business and Industrial Administration.

Oliver Yen

Group Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Oliver Yen is the Group Chief Financial Officer and has been responsible for all finance related areas of the Group since joining in September 2014. He is in charge of overseeing the Group’s treasury function, audit and taxation matters. He supports the management on all strategic and financial planning matters in relation to the Group’s business.

Mr. Yen first started his career in 1994 as an assistant financial manager in Taiwan Cement Corporation, a role which he held until 1997. From 1997 to 2000, he was an assistant manager in the Finance Department of Tailyn Technologies Inc. From 2000 to 2013, he was the vice general manager of the General Management Office in Softstar Entertainment Inc., a Taiwanese game development and game publishing company. He subsequently joined Wenetgroup Ltd. as its senior financial controller from 2014 to 2014.

Mr. Yen graduated from the Department of Accounting in the School of Management of Tunghai University in 1991 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business.

Tina Li

General Manager of Art Outsourcing Segment

Ms. Tina Li is the General Manager of the Art Outsourcing Segment. She joined the Group in December 2003 as an art designer before rising through the ranks to her current position. She became an employee of Shanghai Winking upon its incorporation in January 2004 before being promoted to the role of General Manager of Shanghai Winking Nanjing Branch, a position which she held from 2004 to 2010. From 2010 till present, she has been the General Manager of Nanjing Winking.

Ms. Li began her career in Nanjing Solitary Advertising Design Co., Ltd as a graphic designer from 2000 to 2001, before joining Xiamen Xin Rui Shi Multimedia Co., Ltd (Nanjing Office) as an art designer from 2001 to 2003.

Ms. Li obtained a Master's degree in Software Engineering from Shanghai Fudan University in 2011.