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Infogrames announces new Atari board

Restructuring specialists appointed to troubled publisher

Infogrames has shook up the board at Atari with four new independent directors and the appointment of Curtis G Solsvig III as chief restructuring officer.

Solsvig is managing director of AlixPartners and has "extensive experience in restructuring and managing companies in distressed circumstances," according to Infogrames.

Eugene I Davis, who has been involved in restructurings for Delta Air Lines and Atlas Worldwide, has been appointed non-executive chairman of the board.

James B Shein, Bradley Eric Scher and Wendell Adair also join the company's Audit Committee, Compensation and Governance Committee and Special Committee that will review related party transactions.

Evence-Charles Coppîe, Jean-Michel Perbet and Thomas Schmider all remain on the Atari board.

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