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SNAPSHOTS
Rene lopez joined Konami,
Inc. as its director of marketing.
Lopez has been in the coin-
operated amusement industry
for 15 years and has a background
in the production and marketing
of conversion kits. "Mr. Lopez's
experience, knowledge, and pro-
fessionalism will be valuable in
the marketing of our games and
we look forward to having him as
a team member," said Ken lchiki,
president of Konami .
Namco-America and Namco Ltd., a major corporate sponsor of
the San Francisco cable car rebuilding program, participated in the
June cable car re-opening ceremony. Hideyuki Nakajima, president
of Namco- America (top row, left) , and Masaya Nakamura, president
of Namco Ltd ., Tokyo (second row, center), attended the ceremony.
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Bill Cravens was appointed
Nintendo's director of sales in the
Commercial Product Division.
He is responsible for all sales in
the United States.
Frank Ballouz's promotion to
vice president of marketing is
another change in Nintendo's
Commercial Product Division. He
is responsible for the marketing
and sales of coin-op product in
Europe in addition to his mar-
keting duties in the United States.
" We are pleased with these
two men and believe their skills
will be an asset to Nintendo," said
Nintendo's Ron Judy.
PLAY METER. October 1. 1964