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'''Robert A. Kotick''' (born 1963)<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite web |url=http://people.forbes.com/profile/robert-a-kotick/1126 |title=Robert A. Kotick Profile |accessdate=2008-09-27 |work=Forbes.com |publisher=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> is the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]], president, and board member for [[Activision Blizzard]], a video game developer and publisher, and was previously the CEO for [[Activision]] from February 1991 until the merge in July 2008.<ref name="business week profile">{{cite web |url=http://www.businessweek.com/it100/2005/executive/ATVI.htm |title=CEO BIO: Robert A. Kotick |accessdate=2008-09-27 |work=Businessweek.com |publisher=[[Business Week]]}}</ref><ref name="Video game media">{{cite web |url=http://videogamemedia.com/article.php?id=1154&cat=News |title=Investors approve Activision Blizzard merger |accessdate=2008-09-27 |work=videogamemedia.com |publisher=Video Game Media |date=2008-07-09}}</ref> He was approved on 9 July, 2008 by stockholders of Activision Blizzard for this role.<ref name="Video game media"/> Prior to Activision, Robert Kotick served as CEO to [[4Kids Entertainment]], and served as a founder of [[International Consumer Technologies]] and president from 1986 to January 1995.<ref name="business week profile"/> |
'''Robert A. Kotick''' (born 1963)<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite web |url=http://people.forbes.com/profile/robert-a-kotick/1126 |title=Robert A. Kotick Profile |accessdate=2008-09-27 |work=Forbes.com |publisher=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> is the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]], president, and board member for [[Activision Blizzard]], a video game developer and publisher, and was previously the CEO for [[Activision]] from February 1991 until the merge in July 2008.<ref name="business week profile">{{cite web |url=http://www.businessweek.com/it100/2005/executive/ATVI.htm |title=CEO BIO: Robert A. Kotick |accessdate=2008-09-27 |work=Businessweek.com |publisher=[[Business Week]]}}</ref><ref name="Video game media">{{cite web |url=http://videogamemedia.com/article.php?id=1154&cat=News |title=Investors approve Activision Blizzard merger |accessdate=2008-09-27 |work=videogamemedia.com |publisher=Video Game Media |date=2008-07-09}}</ref> He was approved on 9 July, 2008 by stockholders of Activision Blizzard for this role.<ref name="Video game media"/> Prior to Activision, Robert Kotick served as CEO to [[4Kids Entertainment]], and served as a founder of [[International Consumer Technologies]] and president from 1986 to January 1995.<ref name="business week profile"/> |
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He was also a [[Yahoo!]] board member from March 2003 to August 2008,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10008598-93.html |title=It's a done deal: Icahn on Yahoo board |accessdate=2008-09-27 |work=cnet.com |publisher=[[CNET]] |date=2008-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2008/06/17/are-you-the-next-yahoo-ceo.aspx |title=Are You the Next Yahoo! CEO? |accessdate=2008-09-27 |work=fool.com |publisher=The Motley Fool |date=2008-06-17}}</ref><ref name="Forbes profile"/> and is currently a board member for [[the Center for Early Education]], the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]], and the [[Tony Hawk|Tony Hawk Foundation]].<ref name="Forbes profile"/> |
He was also a [[Yahoo!]] board member from March 2003 to August 2008,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10008598-93.html |title=It's a done deal: Icahn on Yahoo board |accessdate=2008-09-27 |work=cnet.com |publisher=[[CNET]] |date=2008-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2008/06/17/are-you-the-next-yahoo-ceo.aspx |title=Are You the Next Yahoo! CEO? |accessdate=2008-09-27 |work=fool.com |publisher=The Motley Fool |date=2008-06-17}}</ref><ref name="Forbes profile"/> and is currently a board member for [[the Center for Early Education]], the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]], and the [[Tony Hawk|Tony Hawk Foundation]].<ref name="Forbes profile"/> Also, a cocky greedy prick, above all else. |
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Revision as of 01:46, 6 November 2008
Robert A. Kotick (born 1963)[1] is the CEO, president, and board member for Activision Blizzard, a video game developer and publisher, and was previously the CEO for Activision from February 1991 until the merge in July 2008.[2][3] He was approved on 9 July, 2008 by stockholders of Activision Blizzard for this role.[3] Prior to Activision, Robert Kotick served as CEO to 4Kids Entertainment, and served as a founder of International Consumer Technologies and president from 1986 to January 1995.[2]
He was also a Yahoo! board member from March 2003 to August 2008,[4][5][1] and is currently a board member for the Center for Early Education, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Tony Hawk Foundation.[1] Also, a cocky greedy prick, above all else.
References
- ^ a b c "Robert A. Kotick Profile". Forbes.com. Forbes. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ a b "CEO BIO: Robert A. Kotick". Businessweek.com. Business Week. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ a b "Investors approve Activision Blizzard merger". videogamemedia.com. Video Game Media. 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "It's a done deal: Icahn on Yahoo board". cnet.com. CNET. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "Are You the Next Yahoo! CEO?". fool.com. The Motley Fool. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
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