Sulake Corporation Promotes Teemu Huuhtanen to President, North America
Huuhtanen also serves as Executive Vice President, Business Development for Sulake Corporation and its Online Community Habbo
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 20, 2006 -- Teemu Huuhtanen has been promoted to the position of President, North America and Executive Vice President, Business Development for Sulake Corporation. Previously he held the position of SVP of Sales and Business Development. Sulake virtual world / social networking site for teen, Habbo, is one of the world's fastest growing online destinations for teens. Sulake is an interactive entertainment company specialized in developing, publishing and distributing multiplayer online games and communities, like Habbo.
Habbo has been a leading online community for major brands and entertainment/music celebrities to reach teens. North America features 20 million end-user created Habbo characters and more than 2 million Habbo members visit each month. Brands such as Sprite, L'Oreal, and Wal-Mart have all taken part in successful integrative and interactive campaigns within the Habbo world.
"Habbo's ability to deliver compelling content for key brands and music labels has made it a leading innovator for integrated consumer advertising," Huuhtanen said. "I believe we've just seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to opportunities virtual worlds can offer brands, and we intend to continue to deliver premiere campaigns with unique, exciting elements that will appeal to the demanding North American teen audience."
Previously, Mr. Huuhtanen served as VP, Sales & Marketing, for Sulake at its headquarters in Finland since January of 2003.. Prior to this, he has held several senior posts in consumer & B2B sales & business development functions for several international digital start-ups such as Small Planet, a mobile application company, as EVP and the CEO of Orchimedia, a mobile & internet entertainment company. Huuhtanen has studied at Kuopio Polytechnic and University of Kuopio.
About Sulake / HABBO
HABBO is a richly colorful, multi-dimensional virtual community and game environment for teens. Users join by creating a fully-customized online character called a Habbo. From there, they can explore many public hang-outs, play a variety of games, connect with friends, decorate their own rooms, and have fun through creativity and self expression. Since its launch in 2000 by Sulake Corporation (www.sulake.com), an interactive entertainment company that specializes in developing, publishing and distributing multiplayer social networking communities and games, HABBO sites have been introduced in 29 countries on five continents, with more than 66 million Habbo characters created and more than 7 million unique users each month. The highly-trafficked North American sites, www.habbo.com and www.habbo.ca, are visited by over 2 million unique users per month who spend, on average, more than three hours a week on the site (Nielsen Net Ratings). Sulake has headquarters in Finland and offices in 18 countries. Currently the company has over 290 employees worldwide. Sulake is extending the Habbo brand to include e.g. mobile applications, and merchandising and licensing products.
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