Tokyopop has announced the hiring of Jim De Vico as Director of Operations.  In that position, he will manage Tokyopop's Human Resources, Information Systems, and Administration departments.  He'll replace Mike Kiley, who has moved on to bigger and better things as Tokyopop Editor in Chief (see 'Mike Kiley Named Tokyopop EIC'). 

 

De Vico comes to Tokyopop from Saronyx, a drug development support company, where he was Vice President of Operations.  Prior to his stint at Saronyx, De Vico was Vice President of Information and Technology at 1-800-Dentist and its successor Smileworks.com.