Mad Catz appoints ex-Rockstar exec as new CFO

Peripherals specialist Mad Catz has appointed Stewart Halpern as its new chief financial officer, a position that has stood vacant since September.

Halpern recently served as head of finance at Rockstar Games, and also has entertainment experience from overseeing Def Jam Music and Phat Fashions at Rush Entertainment.

"Stewart's career has involved him in many areas of direct relevance to Mad Catz including licensing, videogame software publishing, analysis and negotiations of acquisitions," commented Darren Richardson, CEO of Mad Catz.

"Stewart has also been involved in the management of fast-growing entities, and we look forward to his contributions as we seek to further expand out role as a leading provider of high quality videogame accessories," he added.