Press Release
Room 8 Group Appoints New VP of Business Development (Americas)
Boyden is pleased to share the appointment news of Ron Powers, a recruitment co-led by Rick Wargo and Greg Ballard
As an accomplished executive, entrepreneur and investor in gaming, entertainment and multimedia, Greg Ballard has led numerous startups, SMEs and business units within major multinationals. He draws on his extensive experience growing high-potential ventures into profitable businesses to help clients develop leadership strategies, build high-performing teams, and achieve sustainable success.
Professional Focus
- Over 30 years’ leadership experience, serving in C-suite roles and on boards in the technology sector with a long track record of success in gaming, entertainment and multimedia
- Seasoned expertise in digital transformation, strategic business and leadership development, team-building, human capital strategy, mergers and acquisitions, change management, operations, finance, sales & marketing
- Extensive experience serving on the boards of private and publicly traded technology companies
Business Expertise
- General Partner in Eleven Ventures, specialized in early-stage investing
- Senior Vice President, Mobile and Social Games at Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
- CEO of Transpera (sold to Tremor Media)
- CEO of Glu Mobile; took company public after 6 years
- CEO of SONICblue, publicly traded company, maker of ReplayTV and Rio digital music players
- CEO of Virgin Electronics
- CEO of Ancestry.com (then MyFamily.com), subscription-based genealogy platform
- CEO of 3Dfx; took public after one year, grew company from $4 million a year to over $400 million over a three-year period
- President, Americas at Capcom Software, known for hit games such as Street Fighter, Mega-Man and Resident Evil
- CEO and COO of Warner Custom Music, division of Time Warner, Inc.
- Consultant with the Boston Consulting Group
- Legal Assistant to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Additional Expertise
- Technology
- Gaming
- Multimedia
- Digital
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- J.D. from Harvard Law School
- Bachelor’s degree from the University of Redlands
Affiliations & Awards
- Board Member, Turtle Beach
- Board Chairman, Transpera (sold to Tremor Media)
- Board Member, Bigfoot Network (sold to Qualcomm)
- Board Member, xFire (sold to Viacom)
- Board Member, THQ
- Board Member, Pinnacle Systems (sold to Avid)
- Board Member, IGN (sold to GreyHill Group in go-private transaction)
- Board Member, DTS (sold to Xperi)
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Articles & Papers
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Media
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