- John Riccitiello
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known_for =CEO ofElectronic Arts
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alma_mater =University of California, Berkeley
employer =Electronic Arts
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footnotes =John Riccitiello is the CEO of
Electronic Arts (EA). [cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/digitalentertainment/2007/02/27/cx_bf_0227varietygames.html|title=Electronic Arts Names New CEO|author=Ben Fritz|date=2007-02-27|publisher=Forbes Magazine ]He received his B.S. degree from the
Haas School of Business at theUniversity of California, Berkeley . cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=912288|title=John Riccitiello|publisher=Forbes Magazine ]He then worked in a variety of consumer product companies including the
The Clorox Company (Brand Manager),PepsiCo (Group Marketing Director),Haagen-Dazs International (Managing Director),Wilson Sporting Goods (President and Chief Executive Officer), andSara Lee Corporation (President and Chief Executive Officer, Bakery Division).From October 1997 though April 2004, President and Chief Operating Officer of Electronic Arts . He then left EA and co-founded
Elevation Partners , where Riccitiello served as Managing Director. In 2007, Riccitiello was re-hired by EA, this time to serve as CEO.References
External links
* [http://www.elevation.com/EP_IT.asp?id=32 John Riccitiello Profile] at Elevation Partners
* [http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/16788899.htm John Riccitiello named CEO of EA] from "San Jose Mercury News "
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