Xbox Management Changes Revealed

Xbox has announced a number of changes to its European and UK management team.

Changes start with Chris Lewis replacing Eduardo Rosini as regional vice president, Xbox home and entertainment division for the EMEA territories.

Rosini will take on a new role at Microsoft as Asia Pacific regional VP, based in Singapore; Neil Thompson steps up from his currently role to fill the position of director, UK Northern and Eastern Europe home and entertainment division, vacated by Lewis.

Commenting on Lewis’ promotion Mitch Koch, corporate VP, Microsoft home and entertainment division said: “He has led the success of these businesses in the UK. Since he has been closely involved in the success of Xbox and the Home and Entertainment businesses in Europe we’ll benefit from a smooth transition.

“With these strong senior managers in place we expect to continue the success of our consumer businesses in Europe.”

Lewis added: “I’ll be focussing on continuing this success into the future and ensuring Xbox continues to offer great gaming experiences and great value to gamers, as well as strong business opportunities with Xbox and our other consumer businesses for our retail and publishing partners.”

Neil Thompson was previously home and entertainment division regional director for the Central and Southern European region.

i dont know if thats good news or bad news

it could make a difference for competitors like nintendo though. that could be a bad thing

We' ll just have to wait and see what changes come out of this...