Some news about THQI:
THQ elects James L. Whims to board of directors
BusinessWire, Thursday, May 01, 1997 at 09:19
CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1997--THQ Inc.
(NASDAQ/NMS:THQI) Thursday announced that James L. Whims has
joined the company's board of directors.
Whims comes to THQ's board having both founded and managed
several high growth, high profile companies in Silicon Valley.
Most recently Whims was executive vice president at Sony Computer
Entertainment where he headed the North American launch of Sony
PlayStation.
Under his tenure at Sony, the company's PlayStation game system
captured 80 percent market share in the "next generation" hardware
category. For his efforts, Whims received the prestigious 1996
Marketing Executive of the Year award from Brandweek/Adweek Magazine.
Previously, Whims was integral to the successful restructuring effort
at Mindscape Inc., a leading publisher of consumer software.
"We are delighted with Jim's joining our board of directors,"
stated Brian J. Farrell, THQ president and CEO. "As THQ emerges as
one of the strongest software concerns in the entertainment
marketplace, Jim's high-tech consumer product experience and
accomplishments will be an invaluable resource to the company."
The addition of Whims to the board brings the total number of THQ
directors to six. Whims will be included with the current directors
of THQ presented to shareholders at the company's Annual Meeting of
Shareholders on June 24, 1997.
The announcement follows the recent news of THQ's ninth
consecutive quarter of positive earnings comparison.
THQ Inc. develops, publishes and distributes interactive
entertainment software worldwide for a variety of hardware platforms
including PC CD ROM and those manufactured by Nintendo, Sony and
Sega. THQ has headquarters in Calabasas, and is publicly traded on
NASDAQ under the symbol THQI.
CONTACT: THQ Inc., Calabasas, Calif.
Aimee Greenholtz, 818/223-3116 |
