GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), the world’s largest multichannel video game
retailer, today announced the appointment of Kathy Vrabeck to its board
of directors.
Vrabeck brings to the board more than twenty years of experience
including more than 10 years in the video game and digital entertainment
industry. Since July 2011, she has served as Partner in the Media,
Entertainment and Digital practice at Heidrick & Struggles
International, Inc. She previously served as president of Legendary
Digital at Legendary Pictures where her responsibilities included the
creation, management and delivery of digital entertainment with a focus
on video games. She also held positions at two of the top publishers in
the video game industry including: Electronic Arts, Inc. as president,
EA Casual Entertainment and at Activision as president, Activision
Publishing.
“Kathy brings deep knowledge of the digital and multimedia entertainment
space to GameStop’s board of directors,” said Dan DeMatteo, executive
chairman of GameStop. “We are delighted to have her join our
organization and are confident that her strong sector experience will be
a tremendous asset to the company.”
About GameStop
GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company
headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, is the world's largest multichannel
video game retailer. GameStop’s retail network and family of brands
include 6,614 company-operated stores in 15 countries worldwide and
online at www.GameStop.com.
Our network also includes: www.Kongregate.com,
a leading browser-based game site; Game Informer(R) magazine, the
leading multi-platform video game publication; Spawn Labs, a streaming
technology company; and Impulse, Inc., a digital distribution platform
available at www.impulsedriven.com.
General information on GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the company's
corporate website. Follow GameStop on Twitter @ www.twitter.com/GameStop
and find GameStop on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/GameStop.
