WotC: Goodbye, Loren Greenwood, hello Greg Leeds

[CharlesRyan]

Let me be among the first to welcome new corporate president Greg Leeds to the helm at WotC! It's an exciting time to be running an exciting company.

The GamingReport article
The icv2 announcement

Best of luck, Greg, and I'm sure I speak for the ENworld community when I say I hope you lead WotC to even greater successes!

 

[Darrin Drader]

Interesting.

 

[Eridanis]

Hmm. Looks like there's a lot more riding on 4E than we first thought. Does anyone have any background on the new president besides what's in the press release?

 

[hong]

Interesting that the new guy appears to have a full-on marketing/sales background.

 

[frankthedm]

'Oh great a Ha$borg suit is in charge of D&D.' was my first thought. Though after giving some thought to the issue, thiis might be the best chance to see a full blown D&D toyline that can cover all the Huge to collolsal monster toys/minis DDM can't seem to profitably produce.

 

[Zander]

'Oh great a Ha$borg suit is in charge of D&D.'

My thoughts too. My guess is Leeds has:
1. An MBA
2. Never played D&D prior to taking his new position (and maybe still hasn't)
3. No concern what happens to the hobby, only what WotC's bottom line is during his tenure.

I'd be delighted if it turned out that points 2 and 3 were wrong but I fear the worst. :\

 

[mhensley]

My thoughts too. My guess is Leeds has:
1. An MBA
2. Never played D&D prior to taking his new position (and maybe still hasn't)
3. No concern what happens to the hobby, only what WotC's bottom line is during his tenure.

I'd be delighted if it turned out that points 2 and 3 were wrong but I fear the worst. :\

Remember that D&D is only a part of what WotC sells. MtG still makes up most of their business. As long as he keeps them profitable and doesn't meddle too much in the rpg division, I'll be happy.

 

[Mean Eyed Cat]

Well, I don't know much about either Mr. Greenwood or Mr. Leeds' background, but after reading <this article> it just looks like one "suit" replacing another.

Remember that D&D is only a part of what WotC sells. MtG still makes up most of their business. As long as he keeps them profitable and doesn't meddle too much in the rpg division, I'll be happy.

Yeah, I agree.

 

[DamnedChoir]

I'd like to know why it happened, personally...

 

[Ranger REG]

My thoughts too. My guess is Leeds has:
1. An MBA
2. Never played D&D prior to taking his new position (and maybe still hasn't)
3. No concern what happens to the hobby, only what WotC's bottom line is during his tenure.

I'd be delighted if it turned out that points 2 and 3 were wrong but I fear the worst. :\

So, analogy-wise, it's like an athletic director --Herman Frazier -- hired from the mainland coming to UH with absolutely no idea of what makes UH Athletics (or even Hawai'i) tick.