Press Release
Big Fish Games Promotes Laurent de Segur to CTO
"de Segur to Bring New Platforms and Technologies to Casual Games Leader"SEATTLE– May 19, 2008– Big Fish Games™ announced today the promotion of Laurent de Segur from vice president of technology to Chief Technology Officer effective May 1, 2008.
"I am delighted to announce Laurent's promotion to CTO," said Jeremy Lewis, president and CEO of Big Fish Games. "He is a seasoned, innovative and trusted technology leader who embodies our core values of obsessive customer focus and teamwork.”
“I am both humbled and honored by this promotion,” said Laurent de Segur.“Our extraordinary team at Big Fish Games is dedicated to delivering fun, innovative products to our customers, which makes this a fantastic environment for growth and success.”
de Segur brings more than 20 years of experience in the game and software industries to Big Fish Games, creating products ranging from single-user programs to distributed enterprise-class systems. de Segur got his start in the game industry at Electronic Arts as the director of media lab and dedicated two years in Japan to building a joint venture between EA and JVC. Prior to joining Big Fish Games in 2007, de Segur held senior engineering positions at Apple, Amazon.com and Expedia.
About Big Fish Games
Big Fish Games is a global leader and innovator in the online games industry, producing and delivering the world’s best games and game experiences. Big Fish Games Studios develops and publishes the industry’s leading brands for computers, mobile devices and consoles. Its portfolio of hit games includes Mystery Case Files®, Hidden Expedition™, Azada™ and Fairway Solitaire™. Big Fish Games portal at www.bigfishgames.com distributes more games worldwide than any other online site and offers visitors an expansive selection of content by launching A New Game Every Day!™
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Big Fish Games and its corporate affiliates develop and distribute games through websites they operate, including www.bigfishgames.com, www.bigfishgames.de and www.bigfishgames.fr.
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