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Dana Dunne, Chief Commercial Officer of easyJet plc, joins GAME Group Board
14/01/2010
The GAME Group plc, Europe's largest specialist retailer of pc and video games products, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dana Dunne as a non-executive director from 14 January 2010.
Mr Dunne is the Chief Commercial Officer of easyJet plc. Before joining easyJet, he was CEO of AOL Europe, one of the leading online companies in Europe. Prior to that he was Head of Company Transformation of AOL in the US, and has held a number of other senior positions in the telecom and media industries.
Jean-Paul Giraud, who has completed two terms of office, will step down from the GAME Group Board on 14 January 2010, after six years.
Peter Lewis, Chairman of The GAME Group plc, said:
"We are delighted to welcome Dana Dunne to our Board as a Non Executive Director. He has extensive experience in customer relationship management and maximising the potential of online distribution channels in international markets. His experience across a number of rapidly evolving industries will bring complementary skills to the Board.
I would also like to thank Jean-Paul Giraud, on behalf of all the Directors, for his contribution to our growth over the last six years. His experience and insight have proved invaluable as we have expanded organically and through acquisitions in European markets, and he has made a significant impact on the Group's strategy."
Dana Dunne commented:
"I am pleased to join the GAME Group Board at such an interesting time for the video games industry. GAME Group is expanding and developing its customer offer across a number of new channels, interwoven with its successful international store portfolio. I look forward to helping the Group achieve its ambition of further developing its multichannel business and reinforcing its market leading position."
There are no further details required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13 in connection with Mr Dunne’s appointment.
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Notes to Editors:
Dana Dunne is an experienced operator with a proven track record at high profile, international telecoms and media companies.
Mr Dunne spent 20 years working in Europe, initially with McKinsey in Spain. In 1997, he joined US West, a major telecoms carrier in the US where he quickly assumed the role of President, US West International and oversaw its merger with Qwest in 1999.
He then joined Belgacom as Managing Director of the Retail Business. In this role, based out of London, he positioned the company, within 18 months to being "the best business incumbent in Europe" according to a PwC survey. He served as CEO of Town & City Holdings and Chairman of WebTV Europe from 2001 to 2005 where he made it the first provider to secure a contract with a major record label as well as service provision contracts with major mobile telephone operators.
In 2005, he joined AOL as Head of Company Transformation. He helped position AOL as an internet portal and improved ad sales to best in the market within a year. He then became CEO, AOL Europe where he made his business the most profitable part of AOL within two and half years and managed the fastest major digital roll-out across Europe.
Most recently, he joined easyJet plc on September 2009. He is responsible for sales, the significant majority of which are online, marketing and the customer proposition, among many other things.
