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Electronic Arts’ CFO Heads to Polycom

John Murrell in News on February 8 at 1:41 pm PT

Eric Brown, executive VP and Chief Financial Officer of Electronic Arts, gave his notice last week, the company said today. Brown is headed for Polycom, where he’ll serve as CFO and COO. His last day at EA will be Feb. 17, and Kenneth Barker, chief accounting officer, will hold down the fort until a replacement is named. In another change, Mark Tonnesen is joining EA as senior VP and CIO.

Sports and Social Titles Drive Electronic Arts to Beat Q2 Estimates

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on October 27, 2011 at 1:47 pm PT

Electronic Arts reported a strong second quarter today, showing off its diversity across its traditional console business as well as mobile and social.

Electronic Arts Focuses on Digital Strategy as Earnings Beat Expectations for Fourth Straight Quarter

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 1, 2011 at 1:56 pm PT

Electronic Arts’ stock is up after reporting solid earnings for the third quarter. Now the company is turning its attention to digital games, which generated just 15 percent of overall revenues.

Liveblogging the Yahoo-Microsoft Search Deal Conference Call: The Carol and Steve Show Debuts!

Kara Swisher in News on July 29, 2009 at 5:32 am PT

BoomTown was so glad we had this time together with Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, just to have a laugh or sing a song about a major search and advertising deal. I liveblogged the conference call, which I updated as it happened. Did Ballmer scream and jump up and down? Did Carol say something naughty? Read on!

BoomTown's Favorite Leaked Yahoo Internal Memo Ever: New PR Head Eric Brown Says Hello (and More)!

Kara Swisher in News on July 7, 2009 at 5:52 pm PT

BoomTown has had some good leaked internal memos from Yahoo, but I have never enjoyed one quite as much as this one from newly installed Yahoo PR head Eric Brown, who started today. While it is clear Yahoo has had its troubles in understanding and offering social-networking products to its users, Brown certainly knows how to share. Yahoo could use some of that DNA! Here’s his introductory memo to his new troops.

Yahoo Gets New PR Head From NetApp–The Internal Memo (Natch!)

Kara Swisher in News on June 2, 2009 at 5:45 pm PT

New Yahoo Marketing head Elisa Steele named a colleague from her former job, NetApp, as SVP of Global Communications at the Internet giant. Eric Brown was the VP of corporate relations at the data storage company, on whose board Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz has also served. Before that, he was at Adaptec. And, according to Yahoo’s internal memo, Brown likes to eat ice cream in bed while reading a Kindle and surfing the Web. Scooch over and make some room for BoomTown, Eric!