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LucasArts Names New President

Posted June 8, 2010 by M.H. Williams

Following last month's sudden resignation of former LucasArts President Darrell Rodriguez and several key executives, Lucasfilm's Jerry Bowerman was temporarily heading the company. Rodriguez marks the second abrupt departure from the company, with Jim Ward having resigned in April of 2008. Hopefully, those days are over, as today LucasArts confirmed with IndustryGamers that Paul Meegan has been appointed President and General Manager.

Starting mid-June, Meegan will report to Lucasfilm President and COO Micheline Chau. Prior to adopting his new role, Meegan was the Chief Executive Officer at Epic Games China. He was the founder of Sinister Games, Inc., a developer that was later acquired by Ubisoft. Meegan has also held executive positions at Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Shanghai, and Jaleco Entertainment. 

IndustryGamers wishes him the best of luck in his new position.

M.H. Williams has been writing in some form or another for ten years and has been a hardcore gamer since the NES first graced American shores.  You can catch him on Twitter as @AutomaticZen, Google+ as himself, or on his personal Facebook page.