Capcom Co., Ltd. of Japan, today announced the appointment of Bari Abdul as
chief operating officer for Capcom in the United States. The appointment was
made by Kenzo Tsujimoto, chairman and president, Capcom Co., Ltd. As the company’s
new COO, Abdul is responsible for all strategic operations including sales,
marketing, brand and product management, publicity, customer service and licensing.
Under his leadership Abdul will build the U.S. business by leading an increased
focus on the U.S. market and working closely with Capcom Japan’s R&D to
develop products designed to meet the demands of U.S. consumers. Abdul will
report to Hiroshi Tobisawa, president Capcom USA and president CE Europe.

Abdul, 43, joins Capcom with more than 17 years of solid management and marketing
experience in consumer products, E-commerce and technology gained at major Fortune
50 companies such as Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo, and at Silicon Valley
companies, Egghead Software and SonicBlue. Abdul served as senior vice president
marketing and product development at Egghead.com and vice president of marketing
and E-commerce at SonicBlue. While at Proctor & Gamble, he also worked in
Asia. . .

“We are very pleased to have Bari Abdul join Capcom,” said Kenzo
Tsujimoto. “His expertise in consumer products and his leadership experience
will ensure we achieve our long term plans to build the company globally.”

Abdul earned his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
and holds a bachelor’s of science degree in Engineering from the University
of California at Berkeley.

Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive
entertainment. Founded in 1979, the company has created world renowned franchises
including Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Mega Man, Breath of Fire, Devil May
Cry and the Onimusha series. Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company maintains
operations in the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany, Tokyo and Hong Kong. More information
about Capcom and its products can be found at www.capcom.com.

Capcom, Resident Evil and Street Fighter are a registered trademark of Capcom,
Co., Ltd. All other names are trademarks of their respective holders.

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