Active hosts meet
Pollock promoted
at Gottlieb
Gilbert G. Pollock , the recently
promoted vice president of opera-
tions of D. Gottlieb and Co . , now will
be responsible for manufacturing,
engineering, product design, pur-
chasing , inventory control , and
employee relations .
"Gil Pollock has an abundance of
talent and a wide variety of
aptitudes." noted Bob Bloom , senior
vice president, in commenting on the
promotion, "but one distinguishing
characteristic makes him ideal for this
job - his obvious strength in human
relations and his stand-out ability to
motivate people, a talent that is
partly inherent and partly as a result
of his early work in personnel.
Along the way he has also developed
wide experience and knowledge in
manufacturing and product design.
We have high expectations as he
assumes this post."
Pollock has a bachelor of science
degree in business administration
from Elmhurst College .
AES charts
record sales
Active Amusement Machines Company in Philadelphia hosted a showing
recently to introduce the new Techna 480 Rock-0/a . The cocktail
gathering was enjoyed by 150 operators, their families and factory
personnel . Above. Active Amusement Machines customers mingle with
Rock -0/a personnel at the meet.
Calendar
March 20-22
Amusement Operators Expo, Fair-
mont Hotel, New Orleans
Illinois Coin Machine Operators
Association
annual
convention
Eagle Ridge Inn . Galena Territory '
Mav 16-18
July 16-20
Music and Amusement Association
annual convention , Host Farm,
Lancaster , Pennsylvania
National Australian AMOA , Queens-
land, Australia
May 16-17
NAMA National Convention / Exhibi-
tion, Bartle Hall, Kansas City ,
Missouri
October 23-26
Ohio Music and Amusement Asso -
ciation Exposition of Games and
Music . Columbus, Ohio
October 31-November 1, 2
June 5-7
Music Operators of Texas , annual
convention and trade show. El Paso,
Texas
June 13-15
1980 AMOA Exposition , Conrad
Hilton , Chicago
November 22-24
IAAPA ( Parks)
New Orleans
Show, Rivergate,
AES Technology Systems, Inc . , of
which Game Plan is a subsidiary
company. achieved record sales and
earnings in its second fiscal quarter
and for the six months ended
December 31, 1979 .
Martin T . Abrams. chairman.
announced earnings of $5:1-0.000, or
eleven cents per share. for the
quarter on revenues of approximate -
ly $5 million . In the same 1979 fiscal
period . the company reported a loss
of $76.000 or two cents a share on
revenues of $2,050,000.
For the six months, operating
revenues were $8,400,00, up 133213
from the $3.600 ,000 reported a year
earlier. Unaudited new income be -
fore taxes for the period was
$480 .000. or ten cents a share ,
versus a loss of $151 , 000 , or three
cents a share. in fiscal 1979 . After-
tax net income for the first half.
which included an extraordinary
credit of $185.000 . was $445.000, or
approximately ten cents a share .
Abrams attributed the sharp in -
crease in sales to the company's new
Game Plan subsidiary, which manu-
factures slot machines and pinball
machines . " It appears that we have
finally turned the corner on profitabil -
ity ." Abrams said , "and with slot
machine production now in full swing
we fully expect this trend to
continue ."