SAN JOSE, Calif., June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BAM! Entertainment(TM) announced today that industry veteran Len Ciciretto has joined the Company as its Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In this capacity, Ciciretto will oversee sales, sales operations and all marketing functions in North America. He brings experience of over 25 years in sales and management to this position.
"Len has an outstanding background in working closely with the retailers and understands the needs of all the major retailers. Len is an exciting addition to BAM!'s management team," said Ray Musci, Chief Executive Officer of BAM! Entertainment. "His proven strengths in working not only with the retailers, but also with distributors and other publishers, will help BAM! establish a leadership role in the industry."
A well-known games industry executive, Ciciretto served as Group Vice President of Sega of America, where he grew annual sales from $100 million to over $1.2 billion. He was instrumental in the creation of the Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association, serving as a Vice President and as a board member. He was also President of the game strategy company Versus Books, where he managed all aspects of the company. Recently, he served as Senior Vice President with Acclaim Entertainment. In each of these positions, he worked closely with all accounts to maximize their sell-through and profitability. Before entering the game industry, Ciciretto spent 12 years in the book publishing industry.
Ciciretto holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Cleveland State University.
About BAM! Entertainment, Inc.
Founded in 1999 and based in San Jose, California, BAM! Entertainment, Inc. is a developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment software worldwide. The company develops, obtains, or licenses properties from a wide variety of sources, including global entertainment and media companies, and publishes software for video game systems, wireless devices, and personal computers. The company's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol BFUN. More information about BAM! and its products can be found at the company's web site located at http://www.bam4fun.com/.
This release contains statements that are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current estimates and projections about BAM! Entertainment's business, which are derived in part on assumptions of its management, and are not guarantees of BAM! Entertainment's future performance, as such performance is difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to, those described in BAM! Entertainment's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2003, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, which are filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this release are referred to those filings. BAM! Entertainment does not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
NOTE: BAM! Entertainment, BAM! and BAM!4 are trademarks of BAM! Entertainment, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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"Len has an outstanding background in working closely with the retailers and understands the needs of all the major retailers. Len is an exciting addition to BAM!'s management team," said Ray Musci, Chief Executive Officer of BAM! Entertainment. "His proven strengths in working not only with the retailers, but also with distributors and other publishers, will help BAM! establish a leadership role in the industry."
A well-known games industry executive, Ciciretto served as Group Vice President of Sega of America, where he grew annual sales from $100 million to over $1.2 billion. He was instrumental in the creation of the Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association, serving as a Vice President and as a board member. He was also President of the game strategy company Versus Books, where he managed all aspects of the company. Recently, he served as Senior Vice President with Acclaim Entertainment. In each of these positions, he worked closely with all accounts to maximize their sell-through and profitability. Before entering the game industry, Ciciretto spent 12 years in the book publishing industry.
Ciciretto holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Cleveland State University.
About BAM! Entertainment, Inc.
Founded in 1999 and based in San Jose, California, BAM! Entertainment, Inc. is a developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment software worldwide. The company develops, obtains, or licenses properties from a wide variety of sources, including global entertainment and media companies, and publishes software for video game systems, wireless devices, and personal computers. The company's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol BFUN. More information about BAM! and its products can be found at the company's web site located at http://www.bam4fun.com/.
This release contains statements that are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current estimates and projections about BAM! Entertainment's business, which are derived in part on assumptions of its management, and are not guarantees of BAM! Entertainment's future performance, as such performance is difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to, those described in BAM! Entertainment's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2003, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, which are filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this release are referred to those filings. BAM! Entertainment does not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
NOTE: BAM! Entertainment, BAM! and BAM!4 are trademarks of BAM! Entertainment, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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