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Electronic Arts

COMPANY

EA is a video game publisher founded by Trip Hawkins in 1982. It is one of the largest computer game companies in the world. Electronic Arts operates under different brand names including EA Games and DreamWorks Interactive.

Notable games published by EA include Hard Hat Mack, Pinball Construction Set, One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird, M.U.L.E., Skyfox and The Sims with Maxis.

Official Website:
http://www.ea.com/

Industry:
Video Games

Ticker:
NASDAQ:ERTS

Corporate headquarters:
Redwood City, CA

Sales:
$3.1B (2007)

Employees:
7750

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Bing Gordon
Business
c. 1950   Chief Creative Officer, Electronic Arts, 1998-2008
Trip Hawkins
Business
28-Dec-1953   Founder of Electronic Arts
Timothy Mott
Business
c. 1949   Co-Founder of Macromedia
Lawrence F. Probst III
Business
c. 1950   CEO of Electronic Arts, 1991-2007
John Riccitiello
Business
c. 1959   CEO of Electronic Arts
Jackie Speier
Politician
14-May-1950   Congresswoman, California 12th

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.
Administrator
17-Feb-1949   President of MLB National League, 1994-99
Gary M. Kusin
Business
c. 1951   Partner, Texas Pacific Group
Greg Maffei
Business
24-May-1960   CEO of Liberty Media
Timothy Mott
Business
c. 1949   Co-Founder of Macromedia
Vivek Paul
Business
1958   Vice Chairman of Wipro, 1999-2005
Lawrence F. Probst III
Business
c. 1950   CEO of Electronic Arts, 1991-2007
John Riccitiello
Business
c. 1959   CEO of Electronic Arts
Richard A. Simonson
Business
25-Aug-1958   CFO of Nokia
Linda J. Srere
Business
c. 1956   President of Y&R Advertising, 2000-01

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Daniel H. Case III
Business
27-Jul-1957 27-Jun-2002 Hambrecht & Quist
Trip Hawkins
Business
28-Dec-1953   Founder of Electronic Arts

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Danielle Berry
Computer Programmer
19-Feb-1949 3-Jul-1998 Transsexual designer of M.U.L.E.
Bill Budge
Computer Programmer
c. 1954   Programmed Raster Blaster
Steve Cartwright
Computer Programmer
c. 1955   Barnstorming, Seaquest, Frostbite
Lord British
Computer Programmer
4-Jul-1961   Ultima series creator
Sid Meier
Computer Programmer
1954   Father of Computer Gaming
Will Wright
Computer Programmer
20-Jan-1960   Created SimCity, The Sims

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Don Daglow
Computer Programmer
c. 1953   Utopia for the Intellivision
David Sze
Business
c. 1966   Greylock Partners

EXTRANEOUS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
John Madden
Football
10-Apr-1934   Gregarious Sports Announcer

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Hugh Hefner
Publisher
9-Apr-1926   Founder, Playboy magazine
Chad Ochocinco
Football
9-Jan-1978   NFL wide receiver


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