TURBINE NAMES KEN SURDAN AS VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS
Online
Entertainment Leader Names Proven Operations Expert to
Lead Global Operations Efforts
WESTWOOD,
MA - March 9, 2008 - Turbine, Inc.,
the premier creator and operator of massive, persistent online worlds that
foster powerful social gaming communities, today announced the appointment of Ken
Surdan as Turbine's new Vice President of Operations. Surdan will be
responsible for overseeing worldwide operations including network operations,
project management and customer service and support for Turbine's award-winning
franchises.
"Ken
brings an extensive ecommerce and consumer facing operations background that
will be vital as Turbine scales its global operations," said Jim Crowley,
President and CEO of Turbine, Inc. "We're
really excited to bring Ken's strong record of accomplishment and his passion
for the customer to bear on our rapidly growing business. This powers up the
senior management unit at Turbine significantly."
Ken
brings over 15 years of experience in driving high-growth companies by building
world-class technology and operational teams.
His previous roles include stints at TripAdvisor Media Network®, where
he was the Senior Vice President for Technology; SmartBargains.comTM, where he
was Chief Operating Officer responsible for all service, operations and
technology for the high growth online retailer, and National Leisure Group®,
an online travel company, where as CTO Ken grew the business and technology
platform, enabling growth from $80M to $900M in revenues.
"I've
had the good fortune to work with some of the best online organizations in the
business," said Surdan. "Yet Turbine really brings something unique to the
table in terms of its proven ability to operate massive online games, as well
as manage the complex online customer ecosystems which surround each of their
multiple titles. I'm thrilled to join the team which will now build the technology
and operations platform that will define the next generation of online
entertainment. Our plans are to literally play a category leading role in how
tomorrow's systems are built and monitored to support these massive,
interactive, transaction-based environments!"
About Turbine
Turbine,
Inc. is the premier creator and operator of massive, persistent online worlds
that foster powerful social gaming communities.
Turbine has grown to become the largest privately-held online gaming
studio in North America. Turbine has created some of the world's most popular
and award-winning online games, including The Lord of the Rings OnlineTM,
Dungeons & Dragons Online® and Asheron's Call®. For more information on Turbine, its products
and services please visit www.turbine.com.
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