- Phil Harrison
Phil Harrison is the former British corporate executive and a representative director of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. (SCEI) and Executive Vice President of
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE). AtE3 in 2005 he showcased the first public realtime demonstrations ofPlayStation 3 development hardware which included the famousducks demo . He works forAtari as of the 29th of February 2008.On March 3, 2008, Infogrames Entertainment SA announced Phil Harrison is their new
President ofDirecteur Général Délégué [http://ps3.ign.com/articles/856/856515p1.html IGN: Phil Harrison Joins Infogrames ] ]Background
From 1989 to 1992, Harrison served as head of development for
Mindscape International , and prior to that as a consultant game designer and graphic artist in the UK.Since joining
Sony in 1992, [ [http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/0641209 "Phil Harrison Answers Your Questions"] , http://slashdot.org, April 20, 2007] he has held executive management positions in Europe and North America – where he served as Vice President, 3rd Party Relations and Research and Development forSony Computer Entertainment America from 1996 to 2000. He has been a core member of the teams that successfully launched all of the PlayStation family of hardware formats and innovative software that have helped expand the market for computer entertainment worldwide.In September 2005, Sony Computer Entertainment unified its regional product development operations under a global structure, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS), and appointed Harrison to serve as President of the new organization. Working closely with Sony's studios in Japan, Europe and North America, Harrison was responsible for setting the global product strategy and managing development operations of 13 studios in Japan, UK (including
Evolution Studios ), the Netherlands (Guerilla Games ) and the USA.On February 25, 2008, Sony announced Harrison's resignation from the company effective February 29. [ [http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/080225e.html "SCE Worldwide Studios President Phil Harrison Resigns"] , Sony press release, Feb. 25, 2008]
On March 3, 2008, Infogrames Entertainment SA announced Phil Harrison is their new Directeur Général Délégué [http://ps3.ign.com/articles/856/856515p1.html]
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