Expect big things from John Burns, the new Senior Vice President and General Manager of Trion’s European office!
London, UK. – June 2, 2011 – Trion Worlds, a global developer and publisher of premium online games, announced today the addition of John Burns to its Executive team in the position of SVP and General Manager Europe, reporting to SVP Publishing, David Reid.
“John joins Trion with almost two decades of gaming experience and will be essential in our continued success throughout Europe,” said Reid, Trion Worlds. “With the launch of RIFT earlier this year, we began laying the groundwork for a strong presence in Europe, which will grow as we bring premium, connected games to gamers around the world.”
Burns joins Trion after consulting for the company since January of this year. Burns has held a number of senior positions in the industry across both online and packaged goods including recently as VP and General Manager of Atari and as Electronic Arts’ Senior Director of Online Publishing, where he was responsible for driving online services and digital distribution revenues and strategies across Europe. Prior to his online role, John led publishing at EA Mobile Europe where he was responsible for formulating and executing EA’s Global Mobile gaming strategy.
John has been actively involved in the interactive entertainment industry across Asia and Europe for over 15 years. Initially working for Atari Computers and Sega in Australia, he has also held a variety of senior sales and marketing roles across several companies. In the late 1990s, he served as Managing Director for Activision Europe, taking them from a company that was outside the Top 30 to a Top 5 European publisher in that time.
“Trion is one of the most exciting online companies today. With the launch of RIFT as a chart-topping new online intellectual property and several other high-quality online titles in development, the company is achieving its strategy of bringing high-class, connected entertainment to consumers,” said Burns. “Developing a world-class European organization to augment and accelerate that strategy is a key next step for the company.”
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Chris Schmidt
Trion Worlds
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