Gaikai - David Reitman
Gaikai announced recently that it hired David Reitman. He will be Vice President of Business Development for the company.
“I’m delighted that David has joined Gaikai, his vast experience will be invaluable in assisting us in bringing Game Publishers and business partners onto the Gaikai platform,” commented David Perry, CEO of Gaikai Inc.
Reitman has worked in the gaming industry for two decades. He's worked on several online games and services, including World of WarCraft, BattleNet, EverQuest, EverQuest II, StarWars Galaxies, PlanetSide, Vanguard, and Asheron’s Call. Reitman has also supported Codemasters, Konami, Onlive Game Services and Big Fish Games.
“Gaikai platform has the ability to submerse gamers directly into the gaming experience with just one click,” added Reitman. “This will give Publishers the ability to expose their gaming experience to a much wider audience, increasing the adoption rate and lowering their acquisition costs.”
Nexon Corp. - Owen Mahoney
Nexon Corp. has announced that Owen Mahoney has been named its Chief Financial Officer. He will be responsible for managing the company’s global financial operations, investments, and strategic alliances.
“Nexon is clearly on the cutting edge of the online gaming business and is changing the way games are being played,” Mahoney said. “Players around the world are responding positively to the company’s business model, resulting in huge numbers of customers and expanding revenues. It’s an exciting place to be.”
Mahoney has 15 years of experience in finance and worked at numerous executive positions at IT companies in the United States and Japan, including PointCast, Claris Japan, and Radius. From 2000 to 2009 he served as Senior Vice-President of corporate and business development at Electronic Arts. Mahoney was most recently CEO the online game publisher, Outspark.
PopCap Games - Rick Fox
Recently, PopCap Games announced that Rick Fox has joined the company's board of directors. He becomes the seventh member of PopCap's board and the third outside member, joining independent investor Larry Bowman and Tech Data chairman Steve Raymund.
“We’re very happy to have Rick join our board of directors, where his decades of entrepreneurial and technology industry leadership will help us take PopCap to the next level,” said PopCap CEO David Roberts. “From operations to product development, finance, marketing and sales, Rick has been involved in virtually every aspect of many successful firms throughout the technology, manufacturing and other business sectors. His forty years of experience growing successful global companies will be invaluable as we grow into one of the top five publishers in the video game industry.”
Fox spent nearly 30 years at consulting giant Ernst & Young, most recently as managing partner of the firm's Seattle offices, overseeing and guiding numerous technology and software companies. He later held C-level positions with several technology ventures, including Wall Data and CyberSafe Corporation; he also sits on the boards of numerous companies including Orbitz, Premera Blue Cross, and Flow International.
“PopCap's on the fast track to success and has assembled a stellar roster of both senior executives and seasoned outside board members – and I'm pleased to help guide such an exciting organization,” Fox said. “No other video game company has enjoyed such a combination of critical and commercial success in the past 10 years, not to mention growing from three to more than 300 employees worldwide while maintaining profitability the entire time. I'm looking forward to helping PopCap continue and expand upon this unparalleled track record.”
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