GameStop Reorganizes CEO, Chairman Functions

GameStop Reorganizes CEO, Chairman Functions
September 02, 2008

The board of directors for Grapevine, Texas-based GameStop Corp. approved a reorganization of its senior management structure. R. Richard Fontaine, GameStop's chairman and CEO since the company's inception in 1996, will concentrate his focus on international operations, acquisition opportunities and strategic development as executive chairman. He will relinquish his CEO role to Daniel A. DeMatteo, who has been the COO since 1996 and vice chairman and COO since 2004. In addition, J. Paul Raines, former executive vice president of U.S. stores for Home Depot, will become the company's new COO, effective Sept. 7, 2008. GameStop's senior executive team will continue to include David W. Carlson, as executive vice president and CFO, and Tony D. Bartel, as executive vice president of merchandising and marketing. GameStop operates 5,557 retail stores in 16 countries worldwide.

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