For the scientist Harry Rubin, see Harry Rubin (virologist).

Harry Meyer Rubin is a video game and entertainment executive.

Career

Rubin served as Vice President of Strategic Planning and Video Coordination at RCA.[1][2] In 1984, he became one of the founding partners of Boston Beer Company, which produces Samuel Adams.[3][4][5] In 1991, Rubin and his wife, a former marketing director at Columbia Pictures, co-created the board game, "Let's Buy Hollywood".[6] The game is similar in structure to Monopoly, players had to build an entertainment empire, incorporating all aspects of the industry. In 1994, Rubin became Chief Financial Officer of GT Interactive and later Executive Vice President and General Manager of International Division and Business Affairs for the company.[7] In 1998, he became President of GT Interactive's International Division. In 1999, GT Interactive was purchased by Infogrames[8] and Rubin became Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In 2006, he became a board director of Synthesis Energy Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: SYMX). He is currently Chairman of Henmead Enterprises, Inc.[9][10]

Education

He is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Business School.

References

  1. ^ Billboard Magazine: Experts View a Muddled Global Picture
  2. ^ NY Times: GE to Sell its Holding in RCA/Ariola Records
  3. ^ "Harry Rubin". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.
  4. ^ cbs,cin Top 5 Things You Didn't Know About the History of Boston's Craft Beer Revolution
  5. ^ "The History of Samuel Adams Beer | Mental Itch". Mental Itch. 7 January 2015.
  6. ^ NY Times: Game Imitates Art with Greed, Malice and Spite
  7. ^ GT Interactive Form S-1 General form for registration of securities under the Securities Act of 1933
  8. ^ SEC Info - Atari Inc - 10-K - For 3/31/99, On 6/29/99 - Table in Document 1 of 9 - 10-K - GT Interactive Software Corp.
  9. ^ "Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. Appoints Harry M. Rubin to Board of Directors; Leading Technology Executive Adds International Business Building Expertise to Board".
  10. ^ "People: SYNTHESIS ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. (SYMX.O)". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2009-06-09.

External links