Michael J. Griffith

Overview

Michael J. Griffith has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Activision Publishing, Inc. ("Activision Publishing"), a subsidiary of the Company and the Company's primary operating unit until the consummation of the Combination (when the business of Vivendi Games and its subsidiaries was combined with the Company), and Principal Executive Officer of the Company since June 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Griffith served in a number of executive level positions at The Procter & Gamble Company, a manufacturer of consumer goods products, from 1981 to 2005, including President of The Procter & Gamble Company's Global Beverage Division from 2002 to 2005, Vice President and General Manager, Coffee Products from 1999 to 2002 and Vice President and General Manager of Fabric & Home Care"Japan and Korea and Fabric & Home Care Strategic Planning"Asia for The Procter & Gamble Company from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Griffith holds a B.A. degree from Albion College and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Michigan.