Acclaim Announces appointment of Kevin Walling as Vice President of Human Resources; Former Pepsi-Cola executive to manage growth of organization.GLEN COVE Glen Cove, city (1990 pop. 24,149), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island, at the entrance to Hempstead Harbor; settled 1668, inc. as a city 1918. , N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 4, 1998--Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AKLM AKLM Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (stock symbol) ), a leading worldwide interactive entertainment company, announced today the appointment of Kevin Walling as Vice President of Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. . On a worldwide basis, Walling will serve as a member of the executive management team responsible for building an organization capable of consistent growth. "One of our company objectives for 1999 and beyond is to grow our organization," said Gregory Fischbach, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Acclaim Entertainment. "Kevin will help bring structure and process to our organization as we manage our growth and develop our most valuable company resource, our employees." Prior to joining Acclaim, Walling served as Senior Human Resource Manager at the Pepsi-Cola Company, a $10 billion division of Pepsi Co. Walling worked for Pepsi both in field and headquarter head·quar·ter v. head·quar·tered, head·quar·ter·ing, head·quar·ters Usage Problem v.tr. To provide with headquarters: assignments for over 8 years. Starting as a field generalist in Western Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia, he supported major restructuring and labor relations initiatives. During the past four years Walling worked in various disciplines at Pepsi-Cola Headquarters driving national initiatives in the areas of organizational capability, training and communication, and staffing. His most recent assignment provided Walling the opportunity to be the senior human resource generalist for the Pepsi-Cola Bottling group. Walling's expertise include the areas of organizational effectiveness, manager and executive development, staffing, change management, and labor relations. Walling also worked for the Manville Sales Corporation as a Manager of Employee Relations. A graduate of LeMoyne College, Walling has a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies in industrial labor relations. Walling will be located in Glen Cove and manage Acclaim's worldwide human resource programs. Acclaim Entertainment Background Information Based in Glen Cove, N.Y., Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., is a leading worldwide publisher of software for Nintendo, Sony, Sega and personal computer hardware systems. Acclaim also publishes comic books, operates motion capture studios, and distributes a variety of entertainment software from other publishers worldwide. Visit Acclaim's Web site, www.acclaim.net. |
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