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Taito taps Pugh
Taito America recently appointed
Mark Pugh, CPA, to the newly
created position of vice president of
finance.
Pugh most recently was controller
for Williams Electronics. Two and a
half years previously, he was staff
superviser for the accounting firm of
Arthur Young and Company.
Taito's President Jack Mittel said,
"The professional respect Mark has .
earned in the financial community
and the coin industry makes him the
most logical choice for this position.
His talent, youth, and dynamic drive
are qualities that are self-evident."
Pugh said, "Taito's recent un-
precedented growth will prove to be
both a challenge and incentive. It will
be a pleasure working with a
company of Taito's scope and
magnitude ."
Pugh received his B.S . degree in
accounting from the University of
Illinois. He resides in the Chicago
suburb of Arlington Heights with his
wife, Sueann .
A recent cocktail reception was held by Worldwide Distributors of Chicago for
St ern's new Freefall pinball and The End uideo games. Shown testing the latest in
play action, from the left, aboue, are Worldwide principals Nate Feinstein, Harold
Schwa rtz, and Fred Skor, with Stern reps Tom Campbell and Ben Rochetti.
World Wide shows the games
Pugh
Angelo
Atarians are lined up
Atari, Inc . recently announced
personnel appointments in its
marketing and production depart-
ments .
Jeanne Angelo was named sales
administrator for the Atari Market-
ing Department. She will report to
Don Osborne , national sales
manager.
Mariann Layne comes to the coin-
op division of Atari as marketing
services supervisor.
In a related announcement,
Marketing Director Frank Ballouz
said Mary Takatsuno has been
promoted to market research
supervisor.
Leslie McFarland has also joined
the marketing department as junior
research assistant.
Noan Anglin, Atari VP, announced
the appointment of Tom Thompson
as plant manager of the newly
formed Atari Wood Shop, which is
expected to open in the summer of
1981 in the Milpitas area of northern
California.
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CHICAGO- The first mini-showing
by World Wide Distributors was held
on February 12 at Como Inn
Restaurant and was reported by
Fred Skor, president and chief
executive officer, to be a "huge
success.
In spite of harsh weather and
difficult driving conditions, 89
operators attended the showing." All
expressed their enthusiastic
approval of the friendly atmosphere,"
said Skor. He was talking about the
atmosphere inside the Como Inn, of
course- the cocktails and refresh-
ments, as well as the games on
display.
World Wide personnel on hand to
greet the visitors were Nate
Feinstein, Harold Schwartz, Howard
Freer, Bill Atwood, Jeff Neumann,
Joe Carone, Bob Cristo, Garry Ney,
Jerry Richards , Larnell Green,
Lorriane Hansen, and Skor.
On display were Williams' Black
Knight pinball and Defender video
and cocktail table; Stern's Berzerk
and The End games and its next
pinball, Free Fall; and the Seeburg
Phoenix phonograph.
Skor stated that the enthusiastic
response shown by operators to the
event will lead to several more World
Wide showings in he near future.
Stern takes Canada handlers
Stern Electronics, Inc., Chicago, has
announced the appointment of two
Canadian distributors of Stern's
Seeburg phonograph line.
Tom Campbell, Stern director of
marketing said New Way Sales of
Ontario, is now a full-line distributor
of Seeburg jukeboxes.
Coastal Games Limited of
Richmond , British Columbia will also
distribute the St e rn line of
phonographs, Campbell said. This
firm's mailing address is #105-3830
Jacombs Road, Richmond, B.C.,
Canada V6V 1N7; telephone:
604 / 270 -9346) . Don McPh ee,
president of Coastal Games, said the
association with Stern is now
effective.
New Way Sales, already a full -line
distributor of Stern's solid s tate
pinball and video games, is located at
2050 Kipling Ave., Rexdale, Ontario
(telephone : 416/ 746-2255) . Com-
pany principals are Jerry Janda, Jr.,
president; Paul Janda, viCe
president; and Bill Rosenfield, sales
manager.
PLAY METER, May 1,1981