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| {{short description|American video game businessman}} | |||
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| | name = Todd Hollenshead | | name = Todd Hollenshead | ||
| | image = Todd Hollenshead |
| image = Todd Hollenshead at QuakeCon 2006 - 21 (cropped).jpg | ||
| | caption = Hollenshead at ] |
| caption = Hollenshead at ] 2006 | ||
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| | occupation = President, ] | | occupation = CEO/President, ] (1996–2013); Head of Publishing, ] (current) | ||
| | spouse = | | spouse = Mihaela Plesa | ||
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| '''Todd Hollenshead''' is |
'''Todd Hollenshead''' is a computer game development executive. He was President and CEO of ] while the company put out some of the gaming world’s most iconic video game franchises: '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''. In addition to his software work, he is also known in the gaming community for his long hair and his role as master of ceremonies at ], a ] and gaming convention in ], ]. | ||
| Hollenshead |
Hollenshead joined id Software in November 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idsoftware.com/corporate/press13.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19961220093223/http://www.idsoftware.com/corporate/press13.html|title=id Software Appoints Todd Hollenshead CEO|website=idsoftware.com|archivedate=December 20, 1996|date=November 6, 1996|accessdate=September 3, 2022}}</ref> He stayed on as President of id after it was acquired by ZeniMax in 2009; he left the company in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/26/id-software-president-todd-hollenshead-leaves-company |title=id Software President Todd Hollenshead Leaves Company |last1=Dyer |first1=Mitch |date=June 26, 2013 |website=IGN |access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref> | ||
| In February 2018, Hollenshead took a leadership role at ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Takashi |first1=Dean |title=Todd Hollenshead takes his id Software expertise to Nerve Software |url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/02/27/former-id-software-chief-todd-hollenshead-joins-nerve-software/ |publisher=] |access-date=6 July 2018|date=2018-02-27 }}</ref> | |||
| In November 2020, Hollenshead became Head of Publishing at ].{{fact|date=January 2024}} | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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| * ] (2003). '']'', New York: Random House. {{ISBN|0-375-50524-5}}. | * ] (2003). '']'', New York: Random House. {{ISBN|0-375-50524-5}}. | ||
| * "Interview: Todd Hollenshead" Edge |
* "Interview: Todd Hollenshead", '']'', February 2010 | ||
| == External links == | == External links == | ||
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American video game businessman| Todd Hollenshead | |
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.jpg) Hollenshead at QuakeCon 2006 | |
| Occupation(s) | CEO/President, id Software (1996–2013); Head of Publishing, Saber Interactive (current) |
| Spouse | Mihaela Plesa |
Todd Hollenshead is a computer game development executive. He was President and CEO of id Software while the company put out some of the gaming world’s most iconic video game franchises: Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein 3D, and Rage. In addition to his software work, he is also known in the gaming community for his long hair and his role as master of ceremonies at Quakecon, a LAN party and gaming convention in Dallas, Texas.
Hollenshead joined id Software in November 1996. He stayed on as President of id after it was acquired by ZeniMax in 2009; he left the company in 2013.
In February 2018, Hollenshead took a leadership role at Nerve Software.
In November 2020, Hollenshead became Head of Publishing at Saber Interactive.
References
- "id Software Appoints Todd Hollenshead CEO". idsoftware.com. November 6, 1996. Archived from the original on December 20, 1996. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- Dyer, Mitch (June 26, 2013). "id Software President Todd Hollenshead Leaves Company". IGN. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- Takashi, Dean (2018-02-27). "Todd Hollenshead takes his id Software expertise to Nerve Software". VentureBeat. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- Kushner, David (2003). Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture, New York: Random House. ISBN 0-375-50524-5.
- "Interview: Todd Hollenshead", Edge, February 2010
External links
- Hollenshead & Carmack interview from gamesindustry.biz (2008)
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