Atari Coin Connection

ATA I Promotions
Frank Ballouz
Named
Vice President of Marketing
Don Osborne
Appointed
Vice President of Sales
Joe Robbins, Presi-
dent of the Coin-
operated Games Divi-
sion of Atari, Inc. has
appointed Frank Ballouz
Vice President of
Marketing for this divi-
sion. Mr. Ballouz was
formerly Director of
Marketing.
Ballouz came to
ATARI in 1975 from A.B.
Dick, where he had
served as New England
Sales Manager. He join-
ed ATARl's Coin-op Divi-
sion as National Sales
Manager. In 1979, he
was appointed Director
of Marketing. He filled
this position until the an-
Don Osborne has
been named Vice Presi-
dent of Sales for
ATARl's Coin-operated
Games Division. The re-
cent appointment was
announced by Joe
Robbins, President of
the division. Don will
assume his new position
immediately.
Osborne joined ATARI
in January of 1977 as
Western Regional Sales
Manager. He was nam-
ed National Sales
Manager in July of 1979.
Joe Robbins stated:
'' Don has been a
nouncement of his re-
cent promotion . He will
begin his duties as Vice
President immediately.
Mr. Robbins, in mak-
ing the announcement,
noted that: "Frank is
well known throughout
the coin-op industry for
his knowledge of the
product. His years at
ATARI and his rapport
with our distributors and
operators is a highly
valuable asset to ATARI.
I'm sure that Frank will
make a significant con-
tribution in this new
position as Vice Presi-
dent of Marketing.
tremendous force in
game sales since he
joined ATARI. As Vice
President of Sales, Don
will have overall respon-
sibility for the ATARI
sales effort throughout
the U.S. We con-
gratulate him on his pro-
motion and wish him
continued success in his
new position.''
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