Foundation 9 Entertainment announced today that it is promoting its current Chief Operating Officer, David Mann, to the position of President.

"David’s outstanding leadership skills and no-nonsense approach have led to greater performance in our studios and our business in general," said Chairman and CEO, Jon Goldman. "He’s driving our P&L and our studios’ output, and that role belongs to the position of President."

Mann co-founded Amaze Entertainment in 1996 and helped grow that company into a multi-team and project operation that has since shipped more than 100 titles and was folded into F9E in 2006. Before Amaze Entertainment, Mann worked as a consultant, helping large companies develop and implement corporate strategies and acquisitions.

"I’m very excited to help take the company to the next level in terms of quality, productivity and profitability," said Mann.

In addition to Mann’s promotion, F9E is also promoting Chris Charla to Vice President of Business Development and Jack Brummet to Vice President of Quality Assurance, as well as forming a new group focused solely on evaluating and raising the quality of F9E’s games.