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VIVENDI GAMES NAMES XOCHILT BALZOLA-WIDMANN HEAD OF ITS EUROPEAN RETAIL ORGANIZATION
Los Angeles, CA - August 10, 2007 - Vivendi Games today announced that Xochilt Balzola-Widmann has been named executive vice president and general manager of its European Retail organization. Ms. Balzola-Widmann will assume responsibility for the strategic direction and retail business throughout Europe; she was previously responsible for this activity in Central Europe as well as France and Italy. She will continue to report directly to Pascal Brochier, president of global retail for Vivendi Games.
"We're thrilled to have Xochilt lead the charge for Vivendi Games throughout Europe and we are confident that positioning the European organization under a single management structure enables the team to best capitalize on both current and future business opportunities," said Brochier. "Xochilt has had a tremendous impact on Vivendi Games' business in Europe since joining the Company. She has extensive knowledge of both the games industry and the European marketplace both of which are critical to the Company's ongoing success."
Ms. Balzola-Widmann joined Vivendi Games in 2004 and is based in Munich. Prior to joining Vivendi Games she served as director of European sales for Electronic Arts based in London.
"I'm excited about this opportunity and look forward to working with the Vivendi Games' team, our retail customers and business partners to continue bringing high-quality, entertaining games to consumers throughout Europe," said Balzola-Widmann.
About Vivendi Games
Vivendi Games (www.vivendigames.com) is a global developer, publisher and distributor of multi-platform interactive entertainment with 16 offices around the world conducting business in 75 countries. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Vivendi Games and its four divisions - Blizzard Entertainment, Sierra Entertainment, Sierra Online and Vivendi Games Mobile - span the key areas of the industry. The company is the leader in the subscription-based massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPG) category with Blizzard Entertainment's blockbuster hit World of Warcraft® and has a significant presence in the console, handheld, PC, casual online and mobile gaming segments.
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