As managing director and creative director, Michael Kalkowski (34) is responsible for GameDuell's games, website and player community.

Michael is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded the consumer portal dooyoo.com in 1999. As a member of dooyoo's board of directors, he was responsible for creating one of Europe's largest web communities and managing all customer relations (CRM). Previously, Michael has worked as an international consultant for product- and online-marketing. He holds a degree from the advertising academy WAK, a masters degree from the University of Cologne, where he specialized in marketing and consumer psychology, and an MBA from Eastern Illinois University (USA).

"The GameDuell team never ceases to amaze me! It's impressive to experience every day how motivated and excited everyone is to give their best for the team. But of course, our goal is quite extraordinary and inspiring, too: We are building the largest and most exciting player community in the world."