Acclaim Entertainment names Nancy Tully vice president of corporate communications.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)--Aug. 28, 1996--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) ), one of the world's largest publishers of interactive entertainment, today announced the appointment of Nancy Tully as vice president, Corporate Communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. . In this capacity, Tully is responsible for the company's worldwide communications efforts, including corporate and financial public relations Financial public relations Public relations division of a company charged with cultivating positive investor relations and proper disclosure information. as well as product PR for the company's multitude of interactive entertainment titles. Tully reports to Robert Holmes, Acclaim president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "We are pleased to have Nancy join the Acclaim team," said Holmes. "She comes to us with years of experience and expertise in both communications and technology. Her extensive knowledge, vast media contacts and proven track record will be tremendously effective in our ongoing efforts to further extend the awareness of our company." Tully joins Acclaim from Symbol Technologies Inc. (Holtsville, N.Y.) where, as director of Corporate Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , she developed and implemented strategic media campaigns on behalf of the company and its technology-based products in general, business, trade and electronic outlets. Before her five-year tenure at Symbol Technologies, Tully was vice president at the public relations agency Miller Communications (Boston), which specializes in advanced technologies. Tully began her professional career in journalism, and for three years was an assistant news editor at Dow Jones & Co. Inc. (Princeton, N.J.). Tully holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Early years: 1867-1880 The Morrill Act of 1862 granted each state in the United States a portion of land on which to establish a major public state university, one which could teach agriculture, mechanic arts, and military training, "without excluding other scientific and currently resides in Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. Acclaim Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: AKLM), a leading worldwide publisher of software for Nintendo, Sega, Sony and personal computer hardware systems, also publishes comic books under a variety of imprints. In addition, Acclaim develops coin-operated arcade and ticket-redemption games; operates blue screen and motion capture studios; and, through A.D.I., globally sells and distributes products from a variety of entertainment software publishers including Interplay, Marvel, Pulse Entertainment, Sunsoft and Take 2. Acclaim also has a joint venture with Tele-Communications Inc. for electronically distributed interactive entertainment. Visit Acclaim's web site at http://www.acclaimnation.com. CONTACT: Technology Solutions Inc. Laurie Rubenstein, 212/696-2000 ext. 227 lrubenstein@tsipr.com |
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