Steve Jackson Games has promoted Philip J. Reed to CEO, vacating the Chief Operation Officer position. The new COO of the company is Samuel Mitschke, formerly the company’s Production Manager. In early September the company’s founder and president, Steve Jackson, wrote in his yearly Report to the Stakeholders that he was stepping down from daily operations for “about six months”, handing over the running of the company to Mr. Reed. In the statement, Mr. Jackson joked that “[Phil has] been doing it for months already”.
Mr. Reed joined Steve Jackson Games in February, 2008, as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Mitschke has been at the company since May, 2011, as an art director and production manager.
Steve Jackson Games has announced a pop-up store in New York City to coincide with Toy Fair NY 2015. In addition to items in the Munchkin line, the store at 353 W. 46st (between 8th and 9th Avenues) will feature a open gaming space, a three-day Munchkin Invitational event, and signings by Steve Jackson, John Kovalic, and Andrew Hackard.
Munchkin World NYC will open on Friday, February 13, 2015 and close Sunday the 15th. Toy Fair NY 2015 runs from February 14th through the 17th.