# Debbie Bestwick

> Deborah Jayne Bestwick is a British entrepreneur. Following a short career in video game retail, she was part of the December 1990 merger between the British video game publisher 17-Bit Software and the Swedish developer Team 7, forming Team17. She was the company's co-manager until buying out the other founders' stakes in 2010 to become chief executive officer (CEO). Team17 went public in May 2018, earning Bestwick £50 million in windfall gain. She was awarded various accolades related to the video game industry between 2015 and 2017 and was pronounced a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in June 2016. She stepped down as CEO of Team17 in January 2024.

*British entrepreneur*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Executive ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Executives
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1970
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Deborah Jayne Bestwick is a British entrepreneur. Following a short career in video game retail, she was part of the December 1990 merger between the British video game publisher 17-Bit Software and the Swedish developer Team 7, forming Team17. She was the company's co-manager until buying out the other founders' stakes in 2010 to become chief executive officer (CEO). Team17 went public in May 2018, earning Bestwick £50 million in windfall gain. She was awarded various accolades related to the video game industry between 2015 and 2017 and was pronounced a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in June 2016. She stepped down as CEO of Team17 in January 2024.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 43.1
- **Momentum:** 0.4

## Sources
- [Debbie Bestwick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Bestwick)
- [Debbie Bestwick](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Bestwick)
- [Deborah Bestwick](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Bestwick)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24851863)

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