Bruno Bonnell

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Bruno Bonnell (born October 6, 1958 in Algiers ) is a French entrepreneur and computer game developer. Bonnell was, among other things, the co-founder and longtime director of the French computer game manufacturer Infogrames , which under his leadership grew into one of the largest companies in the industry. Since June 2017 he has been a member of the French National Assembly for the La République en Marche movement .

biography

Apprenticeship and career start

After completing his baccalaureate , he attended a class préparatoire higher mathematics and then studied chemical engineering until 1980 at the École supérieure de chimie, physique, électronique de Lyon . He then studied economics at the University of Paris-Dauphine until 1982 and graduated with the title of maîtrise d'économie appliquée (diploma). After brief employment for Assistance Industrielle Dauphinoise in Grenoble, he got a job as a business economist at Thomson , where he was responsible for marketing the Thomson TO7 computer . Together with Christophe Sapet, he wrote the guide Pratique de l'ordinateur familial Texas Instruments Level 2 , with the proceeds of which both founded the game developer Infogrames on June 1, 1983.

Infogrames

From 1983 to 2007 Bonnell led the company in a variety of positions, including Chairman, Chief Creative Officer and Chief Executive Officer . Under his leadership, the developer rose to become the leading European and third-largest game publisher worldwide and expanded through numerous acquisitions, which, however, were bought with numerous debts, which ultimately drove the company into a severe financial crisis. This led, among other things, in March 2003 to efforts to force Bonnell from the post of managing director of Infogrames. Under Bonnell, the group revived the Atari brand and used it from 2001 for the publication of its games. From 2003 onwards, all distribution branches were renamed Atari, after Bonnell's departure in 2009, the entire group.

From February 2000 on, Bonnell was, in addition to his duties at Infogrames, CEO of the US subsidiary GT Interactive ( Atari, Inc. ). In December 2004, he handed over the office to James Caparro, who, however, resigned after only six months, whereupon Bonnell temporarily took over the management again. In September 2006, David Pierce took over the position of CEO and President of Atari, Inc. from Bonnell. On April 5, 2007, Bonnell finally resigned from his remaining offices within the group. His departure from the company was generally well received on the stock exchange, on the day of the announcement the value of the shares rose by 24%.

Activities from 2007

Bonnell has been interested in robotics and artificial intelligence since 2007 and has invested in a number of companies; from 2012 he is a partner in the venture capital fund Robolution Capital , which u. a. participates in Navya , a manufacturer of autonomous buses. He is also president of the French service robot association, Syrobo.

In June 2008, Bonnell took over the post of President of zSlide , a game developer near Paris. Bonnell is currently president-directeur général (managing director) of Robopolis, a company from Lyon that sells service robots. Bonnell was and is a member of the board of directors of several companies, including the food company Danone (since April 22, 2005), ANF Immobilier, Eurazeo and the film company Pathé (since May 4, 2008).

In addition to his professional activities, Bonnell was elected President of the Syndicat des Editeurs de Logiciels de Loisirs (SELL), a French interest group for computer game developers, in 1995 . Together with the French TV provider Canal Plus , Bonnell developed the TV channel Game One, which is aimed specifically at gamers. Bonnell also participated in the Olympique Lyonnais soccer team .

Engagement in politics

From 2016, Bonnell became involved with Emmanuel Macron and was put up for his party En Marche in the parliamentary elections in June 2017 as a candidate for Villeurbanne , where he prevailed in the runoff election against the former socialist minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem .

Awards

Published books

  • Bruno Bonnell, Christophe Sapet: Pratique de l'ordinateur familial Texas Instruments: Level 2 . Éditions Radio, 1982, ISBN 978-2-7091-0923-9 .
  • Bruno Bonnell: Viva la Robolution! Jean-Claude Lattès, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-7096-3537-0 .

Web links

Commons : Bruno Bonnell  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Scott Steinberg: Bruno Bonnell Interview ( English ) In: 1UP . September 13, 2004. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 5, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.1up.com
  2. ↑ Jon Jordan: The Euro Vision: 'Bye-Bye Bruno' ( English ) In: Gamasutra . UBM, plc. April 11, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-22832490_ITM
  4. ↑ Infogrames: Infogrames Reinvents Atari With Shipment of MXrider, Splashdown For PlayStation 2 ( English ) In: Official press release . The Free Library. October 31, 2001. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ Atari Inc .: 10-KT · For 3/31/03, Overview Subsection ( English ) Atari Inc .. March 31, 2003. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
  6. ↑ Infogrames: Infogrames Adopts Legendary Atari Brand in Worldwide Name Change ( English ) In: Official press release . The Free Library. May 7, 2003. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  7. ^ GT Interactive: Bruno Bonnell Named Chairman and CEO of GT Interactive. ( English ) In: Official press release . The Free Library. February 10, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  8. ↑ Rob Fahey: Bonnell steps down from Atari CEO position ( English ) In: Gamesindustry.biz . Gamers Network . December 1, 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  9. ↑ Michael Singer: Atari CEO steps down ( English ) In: CNET . CBS Interactive . June 2, 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  10. ↑ Tor Thorsen: New CEO, NASDAQ woes for Atari ( English ) In: GameSpot . CBS Interactive . September 5, 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  11. ↑ Emma Boyes: Bruno Bonnell leaves Infogrames, Atari ( English ) In: GameSpot . April 5, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  12. ↑ Dominique Vidalon, Marcel Michelson: Infogrames shares shine after chairman leaves | Reuters ( English ) Reuters. April 5, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
  13. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gamepro.fr
  14. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 25, 2010 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.20minutes.fr
personal data
SURNAME Bonnell, Bruno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French entrepreneur and computer game developer
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Algiers