Gonzalez takes charge of a business with years of falling revenue - as well as a run of promising crowdfunding successes.
CMON has warned that its core business is suffering a "prolonged structural downturn" and is still consuming more cash than it generates, despite a drastic restructuring which has seen the board game crowdfunding major halve its workforce, sell off some of its biggest game IPs and halt new crowdfunding campaigns.
TCG distribution remains the engine behind Asmodee's ongoing growth, with trading card games responsible for more than two-thirds of that quarterly revenue, according to the company's latest financial report.
The veteran card game has been on a tear over the past four years, evolving from parent company Hasbro's first $1bn-brand into the toy and entertainment giant's primary source of growth.
Hasbro said it identified "unauthorized access" to the company's network on March 28, but believes that access has been "contained" - adding that Magic's shipments and release cadence had continued unaffected.
More than 610,000 copies of Wingspan, its Asia expansion, dragon-themed title Wyrmspan and last year's fish-focused release Finspan were printed by Stonemaier in 2025 according to its latest annual stakeholder report, bringing the total lifetime copies across the trilogy to more than 3.3 million.
Magic's record-breaking year was capped off by a storming fourth quarter, which saw revenues from the game up 141% compared to Q4 2024 on the strength of the Avatar: The Last Airbender and Final Fantasy releases.
Company CEO Kevin Rountree said the £6bn business was strongly committed to protecting its IP and respecting its human creators.
Financially-troubled board game publisher CMON has sold its global headquarters as part of a fightback against heavy losses - and is charging some pre-order customers extra to cover tariff costs it says it "cannot absorb given our current financial position".
Crowdfunded board game heavyweight CMON has warned it could face losses of more than $2m for its business activity last year, saying the rising cost of living had eaten into its revenues from tabletop game sales.
