Live Gamer Appoints Michael Kunde as Chief Finance and Operations Officer
New York, NY (PRWEB) December 20, 2013 -- Live Gamer (http://www.livegamer.com), a leading provider of digital commerce solutions for the interactive entertainment industry, has announced the appointment of Mr. Michael Kunde, based in Palo Alto, CA, to the position of Chief Finance and Operations Officer. Mr. Kunde will lead Live Gamer’s finance and operations efforts including providing integral strategic support in expanding Live Gamer’s payments business for optimal efficiency on behalf of LGI’s clients.
Mr. Kunde is a finance and operations veteran with more than 20-years experience. He was previously the CFO of Quirky.com, a socially developed product company with the vision of making invention assessable. During his time at Quirky.com, he was responsible for Finance and Operations.
Prior to his time at Quirky.com, Mr. Kunde was a Vice President of Finance at Electronic Arts (EA), a leading digital interactive entertainment company that delivers games, content and online services. Over the course of his years with EA, he played a key role in transforming EA from a packaged goods model to a leader in digital entertainment. Prior to his time in consumer technology, Mr. Kunde held various leadership roles in finance and operations at top-tier retail brands such as Gap, Old Navy, and Polo Ralph Lauren.
Mitch Davis, CEO and Co-Founder of Live Gamer commented: “Michael’s wealth of experience applying financial insight into operations will be an instrumental part of the Live Gamer team. His international expertise across retail, digital e-commerce and finance will strengthen the entire team and take our portfolio of products to the next level.”
Michael Kunde, CFO, Live Gamer commented: “I am excited to join the Live Gamer team. Live Gamer’s leadership and innovation in the digital goods economy is exciting. I look forward to leveraging my skills and experiences to drive continued growth and scale to Live Gamer’s operations across the globe.
About Live Gamer, Inc.
Live Gamer’s mission is to stretch the boundaries of what’s possible and profitable in the ever-evolving economy for digital goods, content and services on a global basis. With the vast capabilities of a dynamic, talented and global team, Live Gamer delivers a broad set of e-commerce solutions to clients across industries including games, media and entertainment and finance and technology, all around the world. Headquartered in New York with offices around the world, Live Gamer is led by a strong management team with proven success in the digital space. With more than 120 enterprise clients transacting in more than 180 countries, Live Gamer’s goal is to be the partner of choice for monetizing and optimizing new streams of revenue for leading digital businesses today.
For more information on the company and its services, please visit http://www.livegamer.com.
Cristina Dunning / Rob Checkal, Live Gamer Inc., http://www.livegamer.com, +1 (503) 507-4758, [email protected]
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