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Capcom Appoints New COO

11th December 2003, 3:23pm
Capcom Co., Ltd. of Japan, today announced the appointment of Bari Abdul as chief operating officer for Capcom in the United States. 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 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 from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and holds a bachelor's of science degree in Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.

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 and the Onimusha series.

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by Robert Gardner