Todd Hollenshead | |
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 Hollenshead at QuakeCon 2007 | |
| Occupation(s) | CEO/President, id Software (1996–2013); Head of Publishing, Saber Interactive (current) |
| Spouse | Mihaela Plesa |
Todd Hollenshead was President and CEO of id Software while the company put out some of the gaming world’s most iconic video game franchises: Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein, and Rage. In addition to his software work, he is also known in the gaming community for his long hair and his role as "MC" at Quakecon, a LAN party and gaming convention in Dallas, Texas.
Hollenshead joined id Software in November 1996.[1] He stayed on as President of id after it was acquired by ZeniMax in 2009, but left the company in 2013.[2]
In February 2018, Hollenshead took a leadership role at Nerve Software.[3]
In November of 2020, after almost three years at Nerve Software, Todd has taken a position as Head of Publishing at Saber Interactive.
References
- ↑ "id Software Appoints Todd Hollenshead CEO". idsoftware.com. November 6, 1996. Archived from the original on December 20, 1996. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ↑ Dyer, Mitch (June 26, 2013). "id Software President Todd Hollenshead Leaves Company". IGN. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ↑ Takashi, Dean (2018-02-27). "Todd Hollenshead takes his id Software expertise to Nerve Software". VentureBeat. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- Kushner, David (2003). Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture, New York: Random House. ISBN 0-375-50524-5.
- "Interview: Todd Hollenshead" Edge Magazine (February 2010)
External links
- Hollenshead & Carmack interview from gamesindustry.biz (2008)
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