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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[THQ hires Relic co-founder, former EA COO as new Exec. VP of Production]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/23/thq-hires-relic-co-founder-former-ea-coo-as-new-exec-vp-of-pro/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/23/thq-hires-relic-co-founder-former-ea-coo-as-new-exec-vp-of-pro/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/23/thq-hires-relic-co-founder-former-ea-coo-as-new-exec-vp-of-pro/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/23/thq-hires-relic-co-founder-former-ea-coo-as-new-exec-vp-of-pro/"><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/05/thq-logo.jpg" style="width: 530px; height: 277px; " /></a></div>THQ announced this morning that Ron Moravek will return to the homeworld as "Executive Vice President, Production" at the company and will report directly to new president <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/jason-rubin">Jason Rubin</a>.<br /><br /><span class="ccbnTxt">"Ron is an exceptional development executive with unique perspective on the industry from both a creative and business point of view," Rubin said in the company's <a href="http://investor.thq.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96376&amp;p=irol-newsArticle&amp;ID=1717175&amp;highlight=">announcement</a>. "His entrepreneurial experience as well as his ability to drive dynamic teams is a great fit for our strategic objectives. Additionally, Ron's experience building high-quality products will help us continue to deliver great games and build upon our foundation to innovate digitally in the future."<br /><br />Moravek was previously the co-founder and chief operating officer at Relic </span>Entertainment, before selling the studio to THQ in 2004. He also had a one-year stint as COO of Electronic Arts in Canada.<br /><br />THQ is currently in-process of its latest reimagining, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/19/thq-shuttering-arizona-qa-facility-moving-all-qa-to-montreal-th/">consolidating where possible</a> and trying to keep the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/15/thq-sees-net-loss-of-239-9-million-still-in-business/">ship afloat</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/23/thq-hires-relic-co-founder-former-ea-coo-as-new-exec-vp-of-pro/">THQ hires Relic co-founder, former EA COO as new Exec. VP of Production</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/23/thq-hires-relic-co-founder-former-ea-coo-as-new-exec-vp-of-pro/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20283719/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/23/thq-hires-relic-co-founder-former-ea-coo-as-new-exec-vp-of-pro/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>jason-rubin</category><category>Ron-Moravek</category><category>THQ</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>