June 2^nd, 2005 (1:23am) - D3 Publisher of America (D3PA) has announced that is has expanded its Los Angeles offiice with the addition of two next executives, Kim Motika, who will be acting as vice presindet of sales and operations, and Alison Quiron, who will act as vice president of marketing.

Motika comes to D3PA with more than 20 years of combined experience as both a senior executive and management consultant in the interactive entertainment software industry. Motika served as a senior executive for 10 years with Interplay Entertainment, including positions as vice president of strategic development and vice president of sales. Prior to her tenure at Interplay, Motika held executive positions at Ashton-Tate, SoftMart, and Ingram Micro, representing more than $150 million in sales.

As vice president of marketing, Alison Quirion brings more than 11 years of experience in the interactive entertainment software industry to D3PA. Prior to joining D3PA, Quirion was the director of global brand management at THQ, Inc. where she oversaw the marketing team responsible for core games and the Disney/Pixar product line, representing more than $150 million in annual domestic sales. From 1999 to 2001, Quirion was a senior product manager of core games at THQ, Inc., where she managed the day-to-day marketing and brand development of console, handheld and PC games.

D3Publisher of America is a subsidiary of D3Publisher, which is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. With this North American subsidiary, D3Publisher hopes to become a major publisher in the industry seeing ash they are looking to support all major gaming platforms.