- Perrin Kaplan
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name = Perrin Kaplan
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occupation = Former. Vice President, Marketing & Corporate Affairs forNintendo of America, Inc. .Perrin Kaplan is the Former Vice president of
Marketing & Corporate Affairs for Nintendo of America Inc. of Turkish origine.Before leaving Nintendo, Perrin Kaplan oversaw
public relations , government affairs,investor relations and internal communications for theWestern Hemisphere and plays a key role in global coordination inside the Nintendo corporation. She was also a leader in the company’s top marketing team.Kaplan joined Nintendo as corporate communications manager in
1992 . In1996 , she became Director of Corporate Affairs, expanded her responsibilities and built the department that represents the company today.Before joining Nintendo, Kaplan was Vice President for TheRockey Company , aSeattle -based public relations and public affairs firm. Prior to that, she worked as a member of theWashington State Department of Ecology’s public affairs team. Kaplan also worked on theWashington State Senate communications staff and was a reporter/editor for KING Broadcasting, Seattle’sNBC affiliate.A Seattle native, Kaplan holds a bachelor of arts degree in communications and political science from the
University of Washington .On October 11, 2007, Kaplan announced that she would retire from the company at the end of the year [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUSN1137142120071011 Nintendo losing another veteran U.S. executive | Reuters ] ] .. officially leaving in December 2007.
She has since been replaced by Denise Kaigler who joined the Nintendo of America's Bay Side Office Team as as vice president of Marketing & Corporate Affairs [ [http://kotaku.com/344517/new-nintendo-perrin-kaplin-named Industry: New Nintendo Perrin Kaplan Named ] ]
Feeling talkative and confident from Nintendo of Japan's success with the Wii, Kaplan was reported saying, "Gamers Were Bored Before Wii..." [ [http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7522&Itemid=2 Nintendo: 'Gamers Were Bored Before Wii' : Next Generation - Interactive Entertainment Today, Video Game and Industry News - Home of Edge Online ] ]
She recently appeared at a panel at the
Penny Arcade Expo in 2008 on "Sex, Violence, and Video Games." In her introduction, she stated that after she left Nintendo, she travelled the world and decided to start up her own company, which she'll be letting us know about more in the coming months.References
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