1C Company Extends Its UK Office
MOSCOW, Russia, May 14, 2007 - Leading Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company announced today that it plans to extend its UK office. This is the next step in strengthening 1C's positions in the UK and in Europe.
1C UK marketing department will be led by a game industry veteran, Darryl Still, whose vast 25 years experience includes working for Atari, Electronic Arts and NVIDIA in senior Marketing and Development roles. Darryl Still will officially join 1C UK on June 4, 2007.
"We are glad to have Darryl onboard. He is a real professional and one of the most well known and respected members of our industry. Darryl's vast experience will help us to significantly improve our marketing activities and to intensify such an important direction as brand building - both for 1C titles published in Europe and our Western partners' games distributed in Russia and CIS counties," said Nikolay Baryshnikov, International Sales Director, 1C Company. "We are bringing our UK office up to strength and lay special emphasis on our sales strategy and business development. I'm sure that professionals like Darryl will play a significant role in this process."
"I am delighted to be joining such an ambitious and forward thinking company as 1C. I have known the company and people for some time in my role at NVIDIA and have always thought they have huge potential," adds Darryl Still, Marketing Director, 1C UK. "I hope that I can be of major assistance in them fulfilling that potential."
About 1C Company
1C Company specializes in distribution, publishing and development of mass market software. Founded in 1991, 1C has become the leading publisher and distributor of computer games in Eastern and Central Europe. 1C Company is widely acknowledged as a game developer and has several internal studios. Internal developments of 1C include IL-2 Sturmovik, IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles, Aces Expansion Pack, Pacific Fighters and Theatre of War. 1C Company works as a publisher and producer with over 30 independent development studios and has produced over 100 projects for PC and consoles.
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