ABOUT - GOVERNANCE
THE ATARI GROUP
Atari is a global interactive entertainment production company
Atari is an interactive entertainment group and an iconic brand in the video game industry. The Group is globally recognized for its multi-platform interactive entertainment products and licensed products. Atari owns and/or manages a portfolio of more than 400 games and franchises, including world-renowned brands such as Pong®, Breakout®, Asteroids®, Missile Command®, Centipede®, and RollerCoaster Tycoon®.
Atari’s strategy is to develop, directly or through licensing agreements, video games, hardware, consumer products, and media content at the intersection of interactive entertainment, the digital world, and Web3 to generate revenue by monetizing its intellectual property portfolio. Atari does this both directly, with revenue generated from the marketing of video games on the Atari VCS, PC, consoles, mobile platforms, or multimedia, and indirectly, with licensing agreements granted to third parties who are then responsible for manufacturing products in exchange for royalties paid to Atari under multi-year contracts. The Group’s organization is structured around four main business lines: Games, Hardware, Licensing, and Atari X (formerly Web3).
Atari shares are listed on the Euronext Growth Paris stock market (ISIN Code FR0010478248, Ticker ALATA).
GOVERNANCE
The Board of Directors, the decision-making body, determines the Group’s strategic orientations.
WADE ROSEN
Born in 1985
Chairman of the Board of Directors since April 2020
Chief Executive Officer since April 2021
After a BA from the University of Denver, Wade Rosen obtained his MBA from IE Business School, Madrid.
Mandates and functions held outside the Group:
- Director of Wishlist Inc., ThrivePass Inc., Blue suit, Inc., and RDI, Inc.
- Chief Executive Officer: LR Interactive, Irata LLC
Wade Rosen is also the founder of several private technology companies based in the United States.
Indirect ownership in Atari through the entity Irata LLC:
117,234,518 shares, representing 26.5% of the capital and voting rights (as of 06/30/2024).
ALEXANDRE ZYNGIER
Born in 1963
Non-independent director since September 2015
Member of the Audit Committee
A graduate of the University of Campinas, Brazil in Chemical Engineering, holding an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago, Alexandre Zyngier has extensive experience in financial planning, strategy, and mergers and acquisitions.
Alexandre Zyngier began his career as a technical director for Procter Gamble and then as a consultant for McKinsey. Alexandre then worked for CRT Capital Group, followed by Goldman Sachs Co, and Deutsche Bank. Between 2009 and 2013, he was a portfolio manager for Alden Global Capital. In 2013, he founded Batuta Capital Advisors LLC, where he works with a limited number of companies as well as credit/equity investors on turnaround situations or special situations. He is also a director of EVO Transportation, a national transportation operator for the U.S. Postal Service, COFINA, a Puerto Rican public company that issues state bonds and uses other financing mechanisms to pay and refinance Puerto Rico’s public debt, Nu Ride Inc, a holding company with subsidiaries engaged in various commercial activities, and Siam Corp, a holding company seeking an acquisition target.
Number of Atari shares held: 3,779,778 shares, representing 0.9% of the capital and voting rights (as of 06/30/2024)
JESSICA TAMS
Born in 1976
Independent director since May 2022
Chair of the Remuneration Committee
Jessica Tams, a graduate of Utah State University in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science, began her career as a software engineer and producer during the launch of Xbox Live Arcade before founding the Casual Games Association in 2005. Jessica Tams is a strategic advisor for Arrivant.
Stake in Atari: -0- (06/30/2024).
KELLY BIANUCCI
Born in 1984
Independent Director since April 2020
Chair of the Audit Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee
After obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Marketing from New York University’s Stern School of Business, Kelly Bianucci earned an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
Kelly Bianucci recently sold her pediatric behavioral healthcare company and currently holds no operational roles. Previously, she led Impresa Financial, a financial services company that helps technology companies and sales organizations increase revenue through customized financing solutions, and Discover Capital, a private equity firm that focused on investing in the small and medium-sized business market. She was appointed Executive Director of the Colorado Innovation Network by Governor John Hickenlooper; prior to that, she was a marketing analyst at Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and a consultant in the media and entertainment sector for Deloitte Consulting LLP.
Mandates and functions held outside the Group: Board member of the University of Colorado Business School – Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship.
Stake in Atari: -0- (06/30/2024).
The Executive Committee is the Group’s management body; it implements the strategic directions determined by the Board of Directors.
As of June 30, 2024, it is composed of:
- Wade Rosen – CEO
- Ted Biderman – EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
- Casandra Brown – Senior Director, Licensing
- Matt Burnett – Vice President, Strategic Operations
- Geoffroy Châteauvieux – Chief Operating Officer, Manager of Infogrames
- Andreas Deptolla – Chief Technology Officer
- Tyler Drewitz – Director, Atari X
- Stephen Kick – Studio Head, Nightdive Studios
- David Lowey – Senior Director, Communications
- Mike Mika – Head of Studio / Creative Director, Digital Eclipse
- Ethan Stearns – Vice President, Games Publishing
- Ethan Zoubek – President, Atari Inc.
