Phil Harrison Becomes New President of Infogrames (Atari)

You have to wonder though: Did the rats, in their tremendous hurry to flee the sinking ship that is Infogrames/Atari, pause to look at the English beanpole as he landed with a great thud on the ships hull? A question we may never know the answer to. We do know this (from the press release):

"Infogrames Entertainment announces today [3.3.08] the appointment of Phil Harrison as President and Directeur General of Infogrames Entertainment, reporting to David Gardner. Phil Harrison also joins the Board of Directors

With the recent appointment of David Gardner as CEO, Phil and David will together form the basis of a transformational leadership team at Infogrames that will grow the Atari brand into a leading online game company. Phil Harrison will oversee the Studios and content development for the group."

Few CEO's are as transparent and genuine as Phil Harrison and we're glad to see him taking the reins of a company that could certainly use the help. Considering Alone in the Dark is the only major title we know of "coming this year" from Harrison's new stomping grounds, he's certainly, "got his work cut out for him." (We counted at least four news stories already noting that Harrison's, "got his work cut out for him.") Us here at QP wish Mr. Harrison good luck with his pre-cut workload at Infogrames -- if anyone can help that sinking ship, it's him.