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Activision reshuffle results in new COO Tippl, Griffith and more promoted Former EA VP joins Social Gold Xaitment expands in Asia with new VP ACTIVISION BLIZZARD The publishing giant has recently restructured its management team, with a range of promotions and moves for key execs. Most notably, THOMAS TIPPL has now been named as the firm’s new COO. He previously served as chief corporate officer and CFO – although he still holds the latter position while Activision searches for a replacement. Former publishing boss MIKE GRIFFITH has become the new vice chairmen, with Blizzard president MIKE MORHAIME acting as the interim head of publishing.
Tippl promoted to COO as Activision shuffles management team
DAVE OXFORD takes over the publisher’s licensed operations, leaving his former position as head of low-budget value operations. According to The LA Times, Activision boss Bobby Kotick
said in a memo: “This is an important change as it will allow me, with Thomas, to become more deeply involved in areas of the business where I believe we can capture great potential opportunity.”
EXPORT ACCOUNT MANAGER Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd is a market leading U.S. developer and publisher of video games. Our franchises include the BAFTA award winning Grand Theft Auto and Bioshock, together with many sports, action and family titles. Reporting to the UK Sales Director, the successful candidate will maximise sales and profit in a portfolio of International distribution accounts by growing the overall games revenue and share. This is a major opportunity to join our sales team based in Windsor, Berkshire and to play a key strategic role in the ongoing success of our Company. The ideal candidate will: Have demonstrable new business development experience within the European Interactive Entertainment market or similar fast-paced environments.
Be experienced in negotiating across cultural boundaries, including product licensing
Be flexible and willing to travel
Be capable of creating account relationship goals, influencing decision making and ensuring the highest levels of customer satisfaction by account
Be able to deliver marketing campaigns within the retail/distribution channel
Have the highest level of skill in prioritization, negotiation, oral and written communication, numerical analysis and reporting.
Interested in applying? Then please tell us why you are the person we are looking for and send your CV and salary expectation to: recruitment@take2international.com No Agencies.
SOCIAL GOLD MIKE QUIGLY has joined Social Gold team as Chief Marketing Officer. Quigley previously worked for Electronic Arts as group vice president of global marketing, as well as a number of other positions during his 10 years at the publisher. In his new role at Social Gold – a virtual goods firm that works with MMOs and games sites such as Miniclip.com – he will oversee the consumer marketing strategy and manage all marketing operations. “Social Gold offers an innovative platform for
monetisation in the fastgrowing online virtual goods market,” said Quigley. “I look forward to working closely with our partners to help build their growing virtual goods strategy.” XAITMENT DAVID BRAME has been appointed vice president of sales for Asia as the developer seeks to expand in the region. He boasts more than 33 years of sales experience and specialises in the sale of game technologies throughout Asia. “I am thrilled to be working for such a professional group,” said Brame.