PlayFusion is growing its North American team as demand for its two multi-media trading card games Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions and Lightseekers TCG continues to grow. The next Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions booster, Onslaught releases in November (see “'Onslaught' Joins 'Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions'”).
Jason Brenner has been promoted to VP Sales & Marketing for North America, and will now oversee day to day operations for the region. Brenner joined PlayFusion as Head of North American Sales earlier this year (see “Game Industry People on the Move”).
Richard Dracass will be North American Retail Manager, responsible for managing retailer relationships as well as managing PlayFusion’s team of eight Field Reps. Dracuss has worked for a wide array of game industry companies including Wizards of the Coast, Upper Deck and Passport Game Studios.
Steve DeVries is joining the company as North American Marketing Manager, focusing on all marketing aspects of the physical game and related activities. DeVries was previously Marketing Director at J!NX.
Tayson Turner has been hired as North American Organized Play Coordinator. Turner’s job will be focused on rolling out the company’s OP programs in the U.S. and Canada.
Playfusion announced an international distribution deal with heo last month, and hired an international sales director (see “PlayFusion Expands International Distribution with heo”).