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| image_size =170px | name = Jack Tretton | caption = | birth_date = 1961 | birth_place = United States Boston Massachusetts | occupation = President and CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment America | known for = President, SCEA Jack Tretton is the President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA), a division of Sony Computer Entertainment, which is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation.
Career
After graduation from Providence College with a science degree, New England-born Tretton became a territory manager for the Duracell battery company from 1983 through 1985. He served as vice president of sales at Activision from 1986 to 1991, and as general manager of JVC Musical Industries’ game division from 1991 to 1995. While at JVC, he was awarded Sega’s CD Game of the Year Award two years in a row.
After joining the Sony Corporation in March 1995, Tretton was a member of the team that founded PlayStation in September of that year. He was involved in the development and publishing of the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 game consoles, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Move, and PlayStation Vita.
In November 2006, Tretton was promoted to president and chief executive officer for Sony Computer Entertainment America.
Tretton presented the Sony E3 conferences from 2007-2013.
In May 2010, Tretton appeared alongside Kevin Butler in an Artist Spotlight video for ModNation Racers.
Personal
He was born in the New England region of the United States of America. Tretton works with the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, California – which is affiliated with the Stanford University School of Medicine. He works with the hospital’s administration to provide the children with PlayStations and games.
References
- Ben Popken. "Reach PlayStation's CEO".
- Gibson, Ellie (November 30, 2006). "Sony announces major reshuffle". GamesIndustry.biz. Eurogamer Network Ltd. Retrieved January 24, 2010.(registration required)
- Chuck Lacson (May 17, 2010). "ModNation Racers Artist Spotlight: Kevin Butler…'Nuff said". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
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