Capcom Adds New Executives to Senior Management at U.S. Headquarters; Company Establishes New Mobile and Interactive Division.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Capcom(R), a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games See video game console. , today announced the appointment of new members of senior management, and the creation of a new operating division. Joining the Capcom USA headquarters are Mark Beaumont, senior vice president of sales and marketing; Midori Yuasa, general manager and senior vice president of the new mobile and interactive division; and Michael Rubinelli, vice president, business development/third party product acquisition and development. The new executives will report to Hiroshi Tobisawa, president of Capcom Entertainment. "Capcom is very pleased to have the broad range of industry expertise these individuals bring to our company," said Hiroshi Tobisawa. "As Capcom looks towards future growth we continue to expand our business model and build on the business practices that have made Capcom one of the leaders in our industry. These new team members bring strong leadership and experience to Capcom that are pivotal to our future." Mark Beaumont joins Capcom with an extensive industry background that spans more than 23 years. As senior vice president, sales and marketing for Capcom Entertainment, Beaumont is responsible for all facets of the company's sales and marketing efforts in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . He was most recently senior vice president, entertainment for Midway Games Midway Games (NYSE: MWY) (formerly Midway Manufacturing) is an American video game publisher. Midway's legacy includes landmark titles such as Ms. Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Mortal Kombat, and NBA Jam. , Inc., where he was responsible for North America sales, the company's European operations, product planning Product Planning is the ongoing process of identifying and articulating market requirements that define a product’s feature set. See also
BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies in business administration at the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal . Midori Yuasa heads up Capcom's new mobile and interactive division as general manager and senior vice president. Yuasa and her Los Angeles-based team will establish Capcom in the mobile entertainment industry by bringing Capcom products to mobile phones in North America. Yuasa joins Capcom from Sony Pictures Digital Sony Pictures Digital, first known as Columbia TriStar Interactive, then Sony Pictures Interactive Network (or SPiN), is known as the digital website interactive creator for Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) that was established in 1997. where she served as executive director of mobile business. Prior to joining Sony Pictures Digital, Yuasa was among the first business planners for Sony's worldwide digital cellular telephone business launch, specifically working to establish Sony's Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. ) business in San Diego. She also worked to establish Sony's first PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). business, where her focus was the unification of Sony's hardware and content groups. Michael Rubinelli joins Capcom as vice president, business development/third party product acquisition and development. In this newly created position, Rubinelli is responsible for evaluating and acquiring product from external game developers to be published domestically or internationally by Capcom. Rubinelli comes to Capcom with more than 13 years of industry experience in product acquisition and development. Prior to joining the company he worked as a consultant for Take-Two Interactive. Preceding that assignment, he worked at THQ THQ Toy Headquarters THQ Territorial Headquarters THQ Tehsil Headquarters (Pakistan) THQ The Holy Quran THQ Theater Headquarters as vice president of product development and at Midway Games as vice president of product acquisition and vice president of third party development. Rubinelli began his career at Electronic Arts where he was a producer. Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment. Founded in 1983, the company has created world renowned franchises including Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Mega Man, Breath of Fire, Devil May Cry  This article is about the first game in the series. For information on the series as a whole, see Devil May Cry (series). For information about the anime series, see Devil May Cry (anime). and the Onimusha series. Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company maintains operations in the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany, Tokyo and Hong Kong. More information about Capcom and its products can be found on the company's web site at www.capcom.com. Capcom, Mega Man, Resident Evil, Onimusha, Devil May Cry and Breath of Fire are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd., in the U.S. or other countries. Street Fighter is a registered trademark of Capcom U.S.A., Inc. All rights reserved. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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