Mark Pover
Moby ID: 109465
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Mr. Pover joined Turbine in October of 1999 and serves as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Pover brings more than 15 years of financial and management experience in both the software and entertainment industry. Before joining Turbine, Mr. Pover co-founded and was Executive Vice President and CFO of a 3-D prototype and virtual reality software technology developer. Before that, Mr. Pover was at Vidco International and Associates, Inc. where he served in a number of roles, including CFO and General Manager, and was responsible for the direct-to-retail distribution of over 100 video and game retail releases. As General Manager, Mr. Pover developed and implemented direct-to-retail distribution and fulfillment programs for Fox, Disney, Universal, Paramount, Warner Brothers, DreamWorks SKG and Acclaim Entertainment. Mr. Pover was instrumental in the growth of Vidco which resulted in its acquisition by Deluxe, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Rank Group Plc.
Prior to Vidco, Mr. Pover was a partner at Porvin, Tobes & Burnstein, PC, a full service public accounting firm. Mr. Pover holds a M.S. in Management from Walsh College and a B.S. in Professional Accounting from the University of Michigan. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the A.I.C.P.A. and M.A.C.P.A.
Source: Turbine Entertainment company page.
Credited on 4 games
| Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited (2009, Windows) | Additional Administration |
| The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (2007, Windows) | Additional Administration |
| Asheron's Call: Throne of Destiny (2005, Windows) | CFO |
| Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings (2002, Windows) | Project Support |
Frequent Collaborators
People- 4 games with Jeffrey Anderson
- 4 games with James Todd
- 4 games with Jon Charette
- 4 games with Michael Fricker
- 4 games with David Javier
- 4 games with Geoff Scott
- 4 games with Allan Maki
- 4 games with Kim Payson
- 4 games with Mike Hogan
- 4 games with Robert Johnson
Companies
- 4 games with WB Games Boston
- 2 games with Original Force, Ltd.
- 2 games with Liquid Development, LLC
- 2 games with Codemasters Software...
- 1 game with Creat Studios, Inc.
- 1 game with Ballistic Pixel Lab, Inc., The
- 1 game with Xbox Game Studios
- 1 game with Microsoft Corporation
- 1 game with IT Territory
- 1 game with Computer Games Distribution, s.r.o.
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