Harrison confirmed as President of Infogrames

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 4th March 2008
Comments (7) Stumble
Phil Harrison has now taken position as the President of Infogrames.

Phil Harrison has now taken position as the President of Infogrames.

It's been confirmed that Phil Harrison, former Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president, is heading to Atari.

PS3Fanboy has confirmed that Harrison will take up position with Infogrames, the parent company of Atari, as the Directeur Général Délégué - or President.

Harrison will report directly to David Gardner, CEO of Infogrames, who is set to announce tomorrow how Atari will turn itself back into profit. We're betting that Phil Harrison will factor heavily into those plans.

Apparently the plan is for Harrison and Gardner to turn Atari into a "leading online games company".

The press releases are full of quotes that say Atari has a "strong financial foundation" to build on - but we're still a little dubious. Atari has been in trouble for a fair old whack now and if Harrison can turn it around it'll be a minor miracle.

Still, having Harrison publicly leave Sony in favour of Atari is a bold statement and could bode well.

Think Atari can make good once more? Let us know what you think in the forums.
Quote DXR_13KE 4th March 2008, 13:48
Infogrames is still alive?
Quote Leitchy 4th March 2008, 14:00
egghead!
Quote Flibblebot 4th March 2008, 14:19
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Originally Posted by DXR_13KE
Infogrames is still alive?
As Atari, yes.

I wouldn't want to be in Harrison's shoes. It's going to take an awful lot of work to get Atari/Infogrames into good shape again.

Especially since Jack Thompson's now advising EA
Quote DXR_13KE 4th March 2008, 14:34
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Originally Posted by Flibblebot
Especially since Jack Thompson's now advising EA

i consider that good for EA's opponents....
Quote Veles 4th March 2008, 14:34
I misread that the first time and thought you were making a Charles de Gaulle joke :p
Quote freedom810 4th March 2008, 15:47
Good for him, he was great with sony. Wish him luck and perhaps see another console out in a few years time? Maybe...
Quote johnmustrule 5th March 2008, 02:39
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Originally Posted by freedom810
Good for him, he was great with sony. Wish him luck and perhaps see another console out in a few years time? Maybe...

Unless Harrison pulls off a miracle, they aren't gonna have that type of cash for a LONG time, but yes it'd be cool!
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