Portland, Oregon, May 14, 1996 -- ThrustMaster, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMSR) the leading manufacturer of input devices for PC-based entertainment, announced today the appointment of Ronald Resnick as Vice President of Marketing.
Mr. Resnick is a former Executive Vice President and Publisher at Infotainment World, a division of IDG. While at Infotainment World, Resnick managed marketing, sales, licensing, and business development. With over 15 years of marketing and sales experience, Resnick has assumed management positions in Product Marketing at The Software ToolWorks and Vice President of Business Development at Prima Publishing. He has also served as a consultant in the entertainment software industry managing the marketing efforts of several affiliate publishing partners of Electronic Arts.
"To assure our future success in a dynamic market environment, we have made a substantial commitment to become more market-driven while maintaining our leadership role in the industry," said Stephen Aanderud, ThrustMaster President and CEO. "Ron is the right individual to help us achieve that goal."
ThrustMaster is best known for its realistic flight controllers for the computer entertainment industry. Designed after real military aircraft, ThrustMaster controllers are considered to be the most realistic and fully-functional products for computer-based simulators on the market. The leadership position ThrustMaster has achieved with their flight products has provided them with the opportunity to diversify into new markets. Recent new product releases include pinball, golf, and an updated driving control system.
"ThrustMaster has exhibited excellent growth," said Resnick. "It is a great opportunity to be involved in deciding what products we can design and market to take advantage of upcoming entertainment software and future technology."
CONTACT: Kent Koski, Chief Financial Officer, ThrustMaster; or Laura Rawlins of ThrustMaster, 503-639-3200