Newsbrief: Kabam Studios president Andrew Sheppard has left the company after more than five years, to join rival social games company Gree. Sheppard originally joined Kabam back in 2009, and was made president of the company in 2011. In a statement to Recode, Kabam VP Steve Swasey said he is pleased that Sheppard is staying in the industry. Kabam is now in the process of searching for a new candidate to fill the president position.