Sony Computer Entertainment announced today that Andrew House, the current Chief Marketing Officer and Group Executive of Sony, has been promoted to President, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe as of May 1st, 2009.
House will replace current SCEE boss David Reeves, who has planned to retire from the company on April 30.
"It has been a wonderful ride with PlayStation," said David Reeves. "I never got to visit all 106 countries but managed 66. I have just two things to say on leaving: I want to thank all of those people who have supported SCEE and me personally in the past 14 years; you have been magnificent! Secondly, I am going to spend my time now trying to repay society for all I have taken from it. If your children are having physics lessons at the local school or wondering why their ski instructor is very elderly, your car mechanic has a bad back, or the social worker keeps bringing you PSP games, then it could just be me! Good luck to everybody at SCEE and everybody who continues to support us."
In his place, House will be responsible for managing the PlayStation business across 100 countries in the European Territories, including systems such as the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Sony's online service, PlayStation Network.
“I’m very happy to welcome Andrew back to the PlayStation business and to work closely with him again” said Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment. “I’m confident that the skills and expertise Andy has gained over the years working as Sony’s CMO will contribute enormously in leading the PlayStation business in Europe/PAL countries and regions and to bring new initiatives in managing the business in the coming networked era.”
“I’m delighted to return to the PlayStation fold and excited to take on this new challenge,” said House.“I have strong ties to the interactive entertainment industry and I believe there is huge potential for further growth of our business in the Europe/PAL countries and regions, particularly in the area of networked entertainment. I’m looking forward to working with everyone at SCEE and with other groups in Sony to help achieve this potential.”
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