Top Electronic Arts Executive Moves to Mobile Entertainment Leader
LOS ANGELES, E3 EXPO, KENTIA HALL, ROOM 7137, May 18 /PRNewswire/ --
MFORMA, the world-leading publisher and distributor of mobile entertainment,
announced today that Stephen Anderson, former vice president and studio
development executive at the video game industry's leading publisher,
Electronic Arts, has been appointed senior vice president of production. In
his new role, Anderson assumes responsibility for MFORMA's global production
and development studio operations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia at a time of
accelerating production demand.
"We are very pleased to have an executive of Steve's high caliber on our
team," said Jonathan Sacks, MFORMA president and COO. "He has tremendous
experience designing and building extremely popular and high-volume consumer
products. His skills in technology management will be of great benefit to
MFORMA as we prepare for increased production of mobile applications for
delivery all over the world. We are very fortunate that Steve has decided to
join us."
Prior to joining MFORMA, Anderson was vice president and chief operating
officer of Electronic Arts' premier Los Angeles studio where he managed
operations and led product development for some of EA's biggest franchises.
Anderson was a technology leader at Electronic Arts, directly influencing next
generation strategies and initiatives, and instrumental in building and
growing the Los Angeles studio location over four years. Earlier he was
studio chief technical officer, responsible for the studio's technology
strategy and engineering development. Anderson has 20 years' experience in
technology development and management, ten of it in the video game industry.
He has worked with real-time, embedded, and complex systems, supercomputers,
and state-of-the-art 3D graphics technology. Prior to Electronic Arts, he was
at Silicon Graphics and part of the team that designed the Nintendo 64.
"I'm thrilled to join MFORMA and to have the opportunity to take part in
developing the products that will transform the way people use mobile
devices," said Anderson. "Of all the opportunities in the mobile space today,
MFORMA provides the best combination of a top management team along with a
wide array of exciting new video game products and lifestyle, sports, music,
and information services products. I look forward to working with MFORMA's
development studios on three continents and producing products for the global
market. The explosion in demand for mobile products and the tremendous
advancement of handset technology today makes the mobile opportunity one of
the most exciting I can imagine."
Anderson's appointment is among the first management team appointments
announced by Jonathan Sacks who took over as president and COO of MFORMA last
month. Anderson reports directly to Sacks and is based in MFORMA's Los
Angeles office.
About MFORMA Group, Inc.
MFORMA is a leading global publisher and distributor of mobile
entertainment. MFORMA provides wireless operators and their customers with
the world's best content and brands, and provides developers and brand owners
with the shortest route to market. MFORMA's customers include more than 100
of the world's leading wireless carriers in 40 countries. In addition to the
industry's most comprehensive catalog of BREW, Java, SMS, MMS, and WAP games,
MFORMA provides music, sports, lifestyle, and information services
subscription products. MFORMA's carrier-grade platform manages the delivery
of downloadable games and applications for some of the world's largest
carriers and MFORMA provides wireless operators everything they need to
deliver mobile entertainment products to their customers-tools, platforms,
content. MFORMA is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, USA with facilities
in Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego; London and Manchester, England;
Shanghai and Beijing, China; and Seoul, Korea. [www.mforma.com]
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Kimberly Tassin Candice Yusim
MFORMA mPRm for MFORMA
(206) 654-1001 (323) 933-3399 x239
ktassin@mforma.com cyusim@mprm.com
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Kimberly Tassin of MFORMA, +1-206-654-1001,
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239, cyusim@mprm.com, for MFORMA
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