John P. Quinn has been named exec VP of worldwide operations for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. In the new role, he will oversee global sales and distribution, leveraging the unit’s game publishing and development capabilities with the existing supply chain infrastructure he previously managed at Warner Home Video.
Reporting to Kevin Tsujihara, president of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, Quinn will play an integral role in the worldwide expansion of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s game publishing slate of both internal and third-party titles. The division’s 2008 release slate will include Speed Racer, LEGO Batman and Project Origin.
Quinn joined Warner Communications in 1977 as director of sales for WEA, the sales and distribution division of Warner Music Group. In 1983, he moved to Warner Home Video as director of sales and was promoted to VP of sales for the U.S. in 1988, before making senior VP of sales in 1996. During Quinn’s tenure as head of sales, Warner Home Video saw U.S. revenues grow from $136 million to more than $2 billion. In 2001, he transitioned to the newly created position of exec VP of worldwide supply chain and later began taking on responsibilities for on Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
