REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2007--Electronic
Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced that Barry Cottle has today joined
the EA Casual Entertainment Label to serve as Senior Vice President
and General Manager of EA Mobile™. Reporting directly to EA Casual
Entertainment Label President Kathy Vrabeck, Mr. Cottle will oversee
all aspects of the EA Mobile business worldwide. Prior to joining EA,
Mr. Cottle served as the CEO of Quickoffice Inc, a developer of mobile
business software applications and content rendering technology for
multiple handset manufacturers.
Vrabeck commented, "Barry has an impressive track record spanning
across the entertainment, cable TV, high tech, wireless, mobile
content and business software sectors. He brings a deep understanding
of consumer content services that will help EA Mobile grow the market
through unique product offerings and expanded buying models. Barry's
passion for the mobile segment makes him a great fit for leading EA
Mobile to its next level of growth."
Prior to establishing Quickoffice, Mr. Cottle served as COO and
Chief Internet Officer for the Mobile Content and Wireless Service
business of Palm Computing Inc. During his tenure at Palm Computing,
Cottle managed Palm.net and set the company's worldwide strategic
direction for mobile content and services. Prior joining Palm Inc.,
Mr. Cottle spent almost 10 years at Walt Disney Company where he
served as SVP of Marketing for Disney TeleVentures, a video
programming joint venture created to develop and market cable TV
programming, broadband internet services, interactive applications and
proprietary navigation tools. Barry started his career in marketing as
an intern for Apple and graduated from Kellogg School of Management.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City,
California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software
company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and
distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems,
personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic
Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™,
EA™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2007, EA posted
revenue of $3.09 billion and had 24 titles that sold more than one
million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More
information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be
found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, POGO and EA Mobile are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S and/or other
countries.
CONTACT: Electronic Arts Inc.
Tammy Schachter, 650-628-7223
Senior Director, Corp Communications
tschachter@ea.com
or
Tricia Gugler, 650-628-7327
Director, Investor Relations
tgugler@ea.com
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.