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Burns Leaves Activison

Activision's managing director for Europe and the U.K. will leave his post at the end of the year. John Burns' four-year tenure at Activision saw substantial growth for t...

Quang Hong, Blogger

November 18, 1999

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Activision's managing director for Europe and the U.K. will leave his post at the end of the year. John Burns' four-year tenure at Activision saw substantial growth for the company in Europe and record revenues for the second quarter. Burns said that his departure was for personal reasons.

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