Glu Mobile Hires Former Hands-On Mobile CEO As New Leader

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San Mateo, Calif.-based Glu Mobile (NSDQ: GLUU), which had been struggling to appoint a new CEO, says it has hired Niccolo de Masi as President and CEO. De Masi’s name rings a bell because he most recently served as CEO and president of San Francisco-based Hands-On Mobile, one of Glu’s competitors (and actually he is still listed as CEO on Hands-On’s website). Release.

Just about a month ago, Glu appointed its co-chairman William J. Miller to the position of interim president and CEO as it continued to look for a replacement for Greg Ballard, who was stepping down to pursue other opportunities. The board had been conducting a search for a permanent replacement for months, but had no luck. Miller was appointed because the mobile-game company was just entering their 2010 planning process, and it made sense to have a manager participate that would still be around in the new year. Miller said today in a release:

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