Robert Kotick

Robert A. Kotick (born 1963)cite web |url=http://people.forbes.com/profile/robert-a-kotick/1126 |title=Robert A. Kotick Profile |accessdate=2008-09-27 |work=Forbes.com |publisher=Forbes] is the CEO, president, and board member for Activision Blizzard, a video game developer and publisher, and was previously the CEO for Activision from February 1991 until the merge in July 2008.cite web |url=http://www.businessweek.com/it100/2005/executive/ATVI.htm |title=CEO BIO: Robert A. Kotick |accessdate=2008-09-27 |work=Businessweek.com |publisher=Business Week] cite web |url=http://videogamemedia.com/article.php?id=1154&cat=News |title=Investors approve Activision Blizzard merger |accessdate=2008-09-27 |work=videogamemedia.com |publisher=Video Game Media |date=2008-07-09] He was approved on 9 July, 2008 by stockholders of Activision Blizzard for this role. Prior to Activision, Robert Kotick served as CEO to 4Kids Entertainment, and served as a founder of International Consumer Technologies and president from 1986 to January 1995.

He was also a Yahoo! board member from March 2003 to August 2008, [cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10008598-93.html |title=It's a done deal: Icahn on Yahoo board |accessdate=2008-09-27 |work=cnet.com |publisher=CNET |date=2008-08-06] [cite web |url=http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2008/06/17/are-you-the-next-yahoo-ceo.aspx |title=Are You the Next Yahoo! CEO? |accessdate=2008-09-27 |work=fool.com |publisher=The Motley Fool |date=2008-06-17] and is currently a board member for the Center for Early Education, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Tony Hawk Foundation.

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* [http://www.vanityfair.com/online/newestablishment/2008/09/bobby-kotick.html Vanity Fair "Sphere of Influence"]