Press Release:
Kingsisle Entertainment Expands Executive Leadership Team

PLANO, TEXAS (March 3, 2010) – KingsIsle Entertainment, the game development company behind the award-winning online game Wizard101, announced today the promotions of J. Todd Coleman to Vice President and Creative Director and Josef Hall to Vice President of Development. Coleman's role in the company has been expanded beyond Creative Director to include a Vice President title, with the added responsibility of production management and creative vision across all of KingsIsle's games. This includes future development of Wizard101, brand extensions and additional MMOs. Hall’s role will encompass responsibilities across all aspects of development for Wizard101 and future KingsIsle properties, including technical leadership, design and production.

Joining KingsIsle Entertainment in 2005, J. Todd Coleman served as a key visionary in the creation of Wizard101 as well as the executive manager of the project from inception through launch. He owned the functional area of Wizard101 production: design, development, art, customer support and operations. His career in the gaming industry includes co-founding Wolfpack Studios, which was behind the MMO Shadowbane. Currently, Coleman is leading KingsIsle Entertainment’s second project as the executive manager.

Josef Hall was the co-creator of Wizard101 and previously the Senior Director of Software Engineering at KingsIsle. Hall is responsible for the technical implementation of all KingsIsle products. He developed the world-class systems that KingsIsle uses to build highly scalable client-server technologies to support millions of Wizard101 players. Before joining KingsIsle in 2005, Hall co-founded Wolfpack Studios with Coleman and was one of the key creative minds behind the MMO. In his new role Hall will take on responsibilities across all development and strategic direction of KingsIsle in addition to his technical leadership.