THQ gets new marketing director

THQ has announced the appointment of John Webb, a former Infospace Europe and Eidos executive, as UK marketing director.

Webb was brand director at Eidos before joining Infospace as European marketing director. He has also held senior positions at Yahoo! in Europe.

"I am thrilled to have someone with John's pedigree on board," said Roy Campbell, managing director of THQ UK.

"He comes with great business and games industry experience and will be a perfect fit at THQ. He knows that he's joining a winning team and I have no doubt that John is capable of taking us even further."