July 13th, 2007 by Anonymous Blogger Posted in People | No Comments »
Changes in Glu‘s management have been announced as Kristian Segerstrale has left his position at MD for Europe and other executives have received new possitions in the mobile games company.
Jill Braf, former SVP of marketing and GM for the America’s has now been names SVP global publishing and thus responsible for licensing, marketing and sales within Glu. Alex Galvagni, the CTO will now take the role of SVP Global Development which includes the responsibility for development, porting and deployment.
Grag Ballard commented the following to Kristian’s resignation: "I want to personally thank Kristian for his contributions to Glu’s success. The company has come a long way since Sorrent acquired Macrospace and the two companies combined to form Glu. Kristian has played an important role in our development and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors."
With the changes, the company hopes to run more efficient as it is expanding it’s global reach in a fast pace.
“Glu’s success as a global publisher is the result of our ability to leverage capabilities worldwide while maintaining deep focus within each country and region within which we operate,” said Greg Ballard, president and chief executive officer, Glu. “These promotions will further enhance our ability to execute on a local level by enabling our global offices to share best practices more efficiently. Both Alex and Jill have been exemplary leaders within our organization and as we continue to establish local offices in key territories, they will be key in working with our international teams to establish business practices for each region.”
