Tag Archives: CEO

VIZ Media names Ken Sasaki president and CEO; Hidemi Fukuhara elevated to vice chairman

After four years with the company, Ken Sasaki is being promoted to President and CEO of VIZ Media. He'll be replacing Hidemi Fukuhara, who is being promoted to Vice Chairman, and opting out of day-to-day operations... Read more [...]

Nerdist Industries’ CEO Peter Levin joins comiXology’s advisory board

Peter Levin, CEO of Nerdist Industries, is the newest member of comiXology's Board of Advisors, and will advise the company on strategic initiatives and partnerships, as well as business and corporate development... Read more [...]

RPG company Cubicle 7 launching its own fiction imprint

British RPG publisher Cubicle 7 is now publishing fiction as Cubicle 7 Fiction, planning 3-5 books a year... Read more [...]

William C. Dietz’s Legion of the Damned to be an electronic game

Ace Books and Offworld Games are collaborating to turn William C. Dietz's nine-volume Legion of the Damned series into an electronic game available through the iTune App Store... Read more [...]

Publisher April R. Derleth Dies

April R. Derleth (1954-2011) was the daughter of Arkham House founder August Derleth, and the President and CEO of Arkham House... Read more [...]

New owner confirms life and planned growth of Realms of Fantasy

Realms of Fantasy's new owner introduces herself, and writes of the magazine's continuation and planned growth... Read more [...]

Fractal Antenna Systems claims the first working invisibility cloak

Massachusetts antenna design firm Fractal Antenna Systems has developed a practical invisibility cloak that works in some electromagnetic frequencies... Read more [...]

Dorchester changes CEOs, announces plans to revitalize the company

John Prebich has left Dorchester, and will be replaced by Robert Anthony, who announced plans to revitalize the company and return to print publishing in addition to e-books... Read more [...]

Once again, Realms of Fantasy is coming back from the brink of death

Rather than shutting down Realms of Fantasy, as owner Warren Lapine expected to do, he has found a buyer that will be continuing the magazine nearly uninterrupted: Damnation Books... Read more [...]

Hollyood icon Roy E. Disney dies

Roy E. Disney (1930-2009), the last Disney family member working at the family company, was a nephew of Walt, and the guiding force behind the company's revived animation division... Read more [...]

Studio 407 Comics to be available for iPhone via Comics by comiXology

Indy comics publisher Studio 407 Comics has signed a distribution deal with comiXology to make three of their titles available through the Comics by comiXology app for the iPhone... Read more [...]

Dorchester to offer much of their catalog as ebooks

Independent mass market publisher Dorchester will now be offering a good percentage of their catalog as ebooks in a variety of formats... Read more [...]

Lawrence M. Schoen sells Buffalito Destiny to Hadley Rille

Lawrence M. Schoen's first novel, featuring his popular characters the Amazing Conroy and Reggie, will also be Hadley Rille's first novel... Read more [...]

Jim Henson Co. and Boom! Studios linking up to revive Farscape

The Jim Henson Company and Boom! Studios are bringing back the cult tv series Farscape as a series of four-issue mini-series comics... Read more [...]

Jack Romanos retiring from Simon & Schuster

Jack Romanos, the President and CEO of Simon & Schuster (he's been with the firm for 22 years), announced he will retire effective 31 December 2007... Read more [...]

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