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Submitted by Jon Wilcox on April 5 2007 - 09:34

Infogrames Entertainment confirms the departure of Bruno Bonnell...

Atari's parent company, Infogrames Entertainment has today confirmed the departure of CEO, Chairman, and Director Bruno Bonnell from the publisher. The move comes after a massive financial restructuring at the company in the last couple of years; with the restructuring now ending, both Bonnell and Infogrames has decided that it's a good "opportunity to launch new dynamics of change for the group".

As part of the restructuring, Atari has sold a majority of its internal studios and a number of brands, including Shiny Entertainment to Foundation9 and Reflections Interactive (including the Driver brand) to Ubisoft.

Bruno Bonnell stated: "It is with understandable emotions, but also reassured about its future, that I leave Infogrames after 24 years spent to build this group with the support of all its teams. Together, we have been able to show its strength and capacity to innovate, even in the worst situations. Time for business developers has logically come, after the entrepreneurial period. It's now time for Infogrames to conquer and progress on a market as promising as interactive entertainment business".

Bonnell's replacement is former CEO of Bouygues Telecom, Patrick Leleu, who commented: "I want to thank the Board to put its trust in me. I am convinced that Infogrames holds the assets, talents and teams to get back into the industrial competition and recover its dynamics of growth."

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