Stephane Herve
Founder & CEO, PLAYTOUCH
Senior Digital Media, Entertainment & Telecommunications manager with a proven track record of building, growing and managing complex digital, on-line businesses in international, multicultural environments. General Manager background, results oriented, able to look at businesses creatively in order to identify opportunities for revenue growth and long term profitability.
Specialties
Mobile games publishing, social games, casual games. On-Line Distribution and E-Commerce, Licensing & Strategic Partnerships, Sales & Marketing, Management.
242 contactsPLAYTOUCH is an innovative French games publisher. Founded by veterans of the industry, Playtouch is aiming to bring new gaming experience to players.
2007 - 2009• Reporting to the EMEA sales Director and EMEA General Manager in London. Managed the French and Benelux business unit including all budgets and successfully ensured the business delivered against its forecast objectives.
• Worked on Sales & Marketing process, significantly improving execution and tripling revenues in less than 2 years.
• Hired & replaced key personnel in France. Successfully managed the move of the French office from Nice to Paris.
• Successfully delivered on the strategic goal of making Glu Mobile a Top3 Mobile Games Publisher in France, and made France & Benelux territories leading the EMEA business for Glu Mobile.
• Expanded range of business models to include subscriptions, all you can eat, bundles, rental, etc. Managed French D2C, including strategy, vendors, business models and interfaces.
• Managed a team of 4.
2005 - 2007• Built & managed all mobile gaming services of Orange France.
• Defined gaming products propositions and worked with multiple technology groups within Orange France to ensure successful on-time delivery and deployment.
• In partnership with consumer marketing, designed and executed marketing campaigns that drove demand for games services.
• Working with content partners, designed content offerings that reflected market positioning, addressed all target demographics and maximized revenue & profits.
• Managed relationships with wide range of content partners (Gameloft, Electonic Arts, Glu Mobile, Sony Pictures, Sega, THQ, Namco, etc).
• Raised Orange France to n°1 mobile games retailer in Europe in revenues.
• Managed a team of 2 and several external resources.
2003 - 2005• Reporting to the CEO in Montreal.
• Developed and implemented annual Sales & Marketing plans
• Provided support in developing and launching the video game brand “The Whizkids”.
• Identified additional business opportunities and defined new market strategies.
•Developed public relations and communication plan to support the company’s goals and objectives.
• Doubled revenues in less than 2 years
2001 - 2003• Reporting to the Head of Mobile Games.
• Promoted games channel to end user
• Successfully managed the launch of the first downloadable game service in Europe (ExEn from the company In Fusio).
• Managed all operational marketing activities, with particular focus on the launch of The Lord of the Rings games (SMS & Wap).
2000 - 2001•Established and maintained project objectives and milestones, tracked team progress and conducted periodic reviews.
•Directed day-to-day activities of 3D game development teams for PS1, PS2 and PC projects.