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'''Michael "Mike" Hayes''' is an English businessman best known as the president of [[Sega|Sega West]].
 
'''Michael "Mike" Hayes''' is an English businessman best known as the president of [[Sega|Sega West]].
  
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He is best-known amongst Sega fans for restoring Sega's dominance in Europe by acquiring and setting up the game development studio Sega Racing Studio (now defunct) and acquiring video game studios such as Creative Assembly and Sports Interactive. He replaced [[Simon Jeffery]] as President Sega of America in June 2009; when this happened, the American and European divisions merged to give birth to Sega West. This made Hayes the executive at all Western Sega branches, including America, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain.
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He is best-known amongst Sega fans for restoring Sega's dominance in Europe by acquiring and setting up the game development studio [[Sega Racing Studio]] (now defunct) and acquiring video game studios such as [[The Creative Assembly]] and [[Sports Interactive]]. He replaced [[Simon Jeffery]] as President Sega of America in June 2009; when this happened, the American and European divisions merged to give birth to Sega West. This made Hayes the executive at all Western Sega branches, including America, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain.
  
 
Before joining Sega of Europe, Hayes worked as a marketer for [[Codemasters|Codemasters Ltd]].
 
Before joining Sega of Europe, Hayes worked as a marketer for [[Codemasters|Codemasters Ltd]].
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*''[[Worms Forts: Under Siege!]]'' (2004) — Managing Director
 
 
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*''[[OutRun 2 (Xbox)|OutRun 2]]'' (2004) — Managing Director
 
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*''[[Worldwide Soccer Manager 2006]]'' (2005) — Sega Europe COO
 
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*''[[Virtua Tennis: World Tour]]'' — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
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*''[[The Rub Rabbits!]]'' (2005) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
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*''[[Worldwide Soccer Manager 2008]]'' (2007), SEGA Europe Ltd.
 
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*''[[Viking: Battle for Asgard]]'' (2008) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
 
*''[[The Club]]'' (2008) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
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*''[[Iron Man]]'' (2008) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
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*''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' (2008) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
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*''[[Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity]]'' (2008) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
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*''[[Space Siege]]'' (2008) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
 
*''[[Empire: Total War]]'' (2009) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
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*''[[The House of the Dead: Overkill]]'' (2009) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
 
*''[[Stormrise]]'' (2009) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
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*''[[Sonic Generations (3DS)|Sonic Generations]]'' (2011) (3DS Version) (2011) — CEO of Sega of America And SEGA Europe
 
 
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Latest revision as of 13:22, 7 February 2024

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Mike Hayes
Employment history:
Role(s): Marketing, Executive

Michael "Mike" Hayes is an English businessman best known as the president of Sega West.

He is best-known amongst Sega fans for restoring Sega's dominance in Europe by acquiring and setting up the game development studio Sega Racing Studio (now defunct) and acquiring video game studios such as The Creative Assembly and Sports Interactive. He replaced Simon Jeffery as President Sega of America in June 2009; when this happened, the American and European divisions merged to give birth to Sega West. This made Hayes the executive at all Western Sega branches, including America, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain.

Before joining Sega of Europe, Hayes worked as a marketer for Codemasters Ltd.

Interviews

Production history

References

  1. ↑ File:Worms Forts PS2 FR Manual.pdf, page 32
  2. ↑ File:OutRun2006 PS2 US Manual.pdf, page 16


Presidents of Sega Europe
Naoya Tsurumi (200x-2005) | Mike Hayes (2005-2012) | Jurgen Post (2012-2017) | Chris Bergstresser (2017) | Gary Dale (2018-2024) | Jurgen Post (2024-)


Presidents of Sega Enterprises USA
Gene Lipkin (1985-1986) | Ned DeWitt | Tom Petit (1988-1994) | Alan Stone (1994-1996) | Howell Ivy (1996-2004) |

Co-president: David Rosen (1985-1996)

Presidents of Sega of America
Bruce Lowry (1986-1989) | | Michael Katz (1989-1990) | Tom Kalinske (1990-1996) | Bernie Stolar (1998-1999) | Peter Moore (1999-2003) | Hideaki Irie (2003-2005) | Simon Jeffery (2005-2009) | Mike Hayes (2009-2012) | John Cheng (2012-2018) | Ian Curran (2018)

Co-president: David Rosen (1986-1996)

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