Bill Anker Joins D3Publisher of America as Vice President of Business Development and Licensing.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, today announced that Bill Anker has recently joined the company as vice president of business development and licensing. Anker will oversee D3PA's content and product acquisition activities on a global basis and manage the company's relationships with licensors to develop quality interactive entertainment based upon licensed franchise brands. "Bill brings more than 20 years of experience in the software business to D3PA," said Yoji Takenaka, executive vice 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. , D3PA. "His experience and relationships will be key in acquiring opportunities that include original intellectual property and licensing properties with the goal of driving D3PA to a greater position within the videogame publishing industry in the coming year." In 1985, Anker began his business career in the sales department at Softkat and has held leadership positions in sales and business development at Merisel's and Activision. At Activision, he was Vice President of Acquisitions and through carefully cultivated relationships and a well executed focus on strategic partnerships, helped grow the company to more than 1500 employees worldwide and over $1 billion in annual sales. About D3Publisher of America, Inc D3Publisher of America, Inc. is a subsidiary of D3, Inc., with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. D3Publisher of America's strategic focus is on licensed and original titles from leading third-party developers  It has been suggested that First-party developer, Second-party developer be merged into this article or section. that appeal to mass-market consumers or gaming enthusiasts.
Based in Los Angeles, D3Publisher of America distributes and publishes
software for personal computers, major console platforms and handheld
systems including Wii[TM], Nintendo GameCube The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendo's fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. The system itself is the most compact and least expensive, next to the Dreamcast, of the sixth generation era consoles. [TM], Nintendo DS “NDS” redirects here. For other uses, see NDS (disambiguation). The Nintendo DS (sometimes abbreviated NDS or DS) is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in 2004 in Canada, U.S., and Japan. [TM] Game Boy[R] Advance, PlayStation[R] game console See video game console. , PlayStation[R]2 computer entertainment system, PLAYSTATION[R]3 computer entertainment system, PSP (PlayStation Portable) See PlayStation. [R] (PlayStation[R]Portable) system, the Xbox[R] video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the Xbox 360[TM] video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. For additional information on D3Publisher of America and its products, visit the website at http://www.d3publisher.us. |
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