An official ICv2 release.  ICv2 announced that it has retained the services of industry veteran Steve Bond, who will be doing ad sales and some writing for the company.  Bond will handle ad sales for all categories except games, which will continue to be handled by the Sphinx Group.  He will also contribute articles to ICv2.com.  Bond will work from his California home. 

Bond brings 18 years of industry experience to his new role with ICv2.  Most recently, he sold ads in Diamond Previews and the other Diamond publications.  Prior to focusing on sales, Bond had also handled many other aspects of the production of Previews, including the development of the publication for Diamond in 1988.  On the content side, Bond contributed to Previews and did free-lance writing work over the last 15 years.  Prior to working for Diamond, Bond worked for Bud Plant, where he was VP of Marketing when Diamond acquired the company.

ICv2 president Milton Griepp described how Bond came on board.  'As soon as I heard he was available, I contacted him,' Griepp said.  'Someone with that kind of experience doesn't come on the market every day; we're very happy to have Steve join our team.'

Bond expressed his feelings about working with the same people in his new role.  'I'm glad to be back working with the friends and business associates I've come to know and enjoy during my almost two decades in the business, plus making new friends in the industry,' he said.