Capcom Appoints Bari Abdul as Chief Operating Officer.Business Editors SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2003 Capcom Co., Ltd. of Japan, today announced the appointment of Bari Abdul as 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. for Capcom in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The appointment was made by Kenzo Tsujimoto, chairman and president, Capcom Co., Ltd. As the company's new COO, Abdul is responsible for all strategic operations including sales, marketing, brand and product management, publicity, customer service and licensing. Under his leadership Abdul will build the U.S. business by leading an increased focus on the U.S. market and working closely with Capcom Japan's R&D to develop products designed to meet the demands of U.S. consumers. Abdul will report to Hiroshi Tobisawa, president Capcom USA and president CE Europe. Abdul, 43, joins Capcom with more than 17 years of solid management and marketing experience in consumer products, E-commerce and technology gained at major Fortune 50 companies such as Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo, and at Silicon Valley companies, Egghead Software This article is about historical United States software retailer. For other uses for the word "egghead", see Egghead (disambiguation). Egghead Software was founded in 1984 as a computer software retail company. and SonicBlue. Abdul served as senior vice president marketing and product development at Egghead.com and vice president of marketing and E-commerce at SonicBlue. While at Proctor & Gamble, he also worked in Asia. "We are very pleased to have Bari Abdul join Capcom," said Kenzo Tsujimoto. "His expertise in consumer products and his leadership experience will ensure we achieve our long term plans to build the company globally." Abdul earned his MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. and holds a bachelor's of science degree in Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley (body, education) University of California at Berkeley - (UCB) See also Berzerkley, BSD. http://berkeley.edu/. Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation. . Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment. Founded in 1979, 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 at www.capcom.com. Capcom, Resident Evil and Street Fighter are a registered trademark of Capcom, Co., Ltd. All other names are trademarks of their respective holders. |
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