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[[File:Davidrosen.jpg|right]]'''David Rosen''' is an American businessman who became the chief executive officer of Japanese video game company [[SEGA]] in 1965. He retired from the company as Chairman in 1996.
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{{stub}}'''David M. Rosen''' is an American businessman and former [[Sega]] President and Chief Executive Officer.
  
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Rosen served in the United States Armed Forces, and remained in Japan after his discharge. In 1954, he founded a company called [[Rosen Enterprises]]. That company would merge with slot machine manufacturer Service Games in October 1965 to form Sega Enterprises Ltd. Mr. Rosen became CEO of the merged company and stayed in that position after Gulf and Western's purchase of Sega in 1970, as well as after the arcade and pinball manufacturer Bally Manufacturing purchased the American division of Sega in 1983.
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==History==
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From 1949 to 1952, Rosen served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War{{magref|nextgeneration|24|9}}, and having spent most of his time during the conflict in Japan, founded a company called [[Rosen Enterprises]] in 1954. Among other things, Rosen Enterprises specialised in importing automated photo booths to allow the Japanese public to get photographic ID cards, later entering the entertainment market as more and more Japanese earned disposable income{{magref|nextgeneration|24|9}}.
  
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In 1984, he purchased the shares of Sega Enterprises from Bally with the head of a company Rosen purchased in 1979, [[Hayao Nakayama]], [[Shoichiro Irimajiri]] and of the chairman of CSK Corporation's He's friend, [[Isao Okawa]]. He was shunted down into the position of 4th President. In 1986, Rosen became the head of Sega of America after Sega went public in Japan as a corporation and split off into three divisions.
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Shooting games imported from the US became big business thanks to Rosen Enterprises, with virtually every city in Japan getting a dedicated arcade{{magref|nextgeneration|24|10}}. Other companies, including [[Taito]] and [[Nihon Goraku Bussan]] (which at this point had sizable jukebox operations) attempted to enter the market, and in October 1965 it was proposed{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20120131000643/http://www.sadsamspalace.com/VideoGames/4-Rosen-Sega-story.html}} that Rosen Enterprises would merge with Nihon Goraku Bussan, creating Sega Enterprises Ltd.{{magref|nextgeneration|24|11}} Following the merger, Rosen became both CEO and president of the newly formed company{{magref|nextgeneration|24|10}}.
  
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He remained at the head of Sega of America until 1989 when he hired [[Michael Katz]] as the new president. In 1991 [[Tom Kalinske]] as the new president. He shunted down into the position of 3rd President. He stayed on shunted down as 4th president of Sega of America until he retired on July 15, 1996.
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Rosen was instrumental in forming [[NAMA]], the first Japanese game manufacturer's assocation. He was the first chairman of the group{{magref|cb|1983-11-12|32}}.
  
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Sega wanted to go public in Japan, but the difficulties of having a foreign-owned coin-op company being publically owned meant Sega was bought by media conglomerate [[Gulf+Western]] instead. Rosen remained president and CEO of Sega during this period. He became a director of the Gulf+Western-owned [[Paramount Pictures]] in February 1982.
  
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Wanting to cut down costs, Gulf+Western sold the US arm of Sega, [[Sega Electronics]] to [[Bally Midway]]. Shortly afterwards, Rosen announced his decision to depart the company at the end of 1983, falling back into a consulting role while persuing other interests{{magref|cb|1983-11-12|32}}, with his position filled by [[Jeffrey Rochlis]]. This didn't last long, as Rosen, [[Hayao Nakayama]] and of the chairman of [[CSK]] Corporation's [[Isao Okawa]] subsequently purchased the Japanaese arm in March 1984{{magref|nextgeneration|24|12}}, making it a subsidiary of CSK.
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Okawa became chairman, Nakayama became the president of Sega and Rosen become co-president. In 1986 he was also given the title of co-president of the newly formed [[Sega of America]].
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Rosen remained co-president of Sega of America until July 15, 1996, when his resignation was announced by the company alongside [[Tom Kalinske]] and Hayao Nakayama{{magref|gamepro|97|26}}. He subsequently retired in Los Angeles, though was still abreast of Sega's business interests with the [[Sega Dreamcast]].
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*''[http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-early-history-of-sega-rosen.html The Early History of Sega - Rosen Enterprises]'' article by Keith Smith at ''[http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com The Golden Age Arcade Historian]''
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*''[https://seganerds.com/2014/03/16/know-your-history-the-rosen-report/ Know your History: The Rosen Report]'' article by Bilal Zia at ''[https://seganerds.com SEGA Nerds]''
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Latest revision as of 08:32, 19 March 2024

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David M. Rosen
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Date of birth: 1930-01-22 (age 94)
Employment history:
Sega Electronics (1978 – 1983)
Sega Enterprises, Inc. (?? – 1983-12-31[1])
Sega of America (1986 – 1996)
Role(s): Executive

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David M. Rosen is an American businessman and former Sega President and Chief Executive Officer.

History

From 1949 to 1952, Rosen served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War[2], and having spent most of his time during the conflict in Japan, founded a company called Rosen Enterprises in 1954. Among other things, Rosen Enterprises specialised in importing automated photo booths to allow the Japanese public to get photographic ID cards, later entering the entertainment market as more and more Japanese earned disposable income[2].

Shooting games imported from the US became big business thanks to Rosen Enterprises, with virtually every city in Japan getting a dedicated arcade[3]. Other companies, including Taito and Nihon Goraku Bussan (which at this point had sizable jukebox operations) attempted to enter the market, and in October 1965 it was proposed[4] that Rosen Enterprises would merge with Nihon Goraku Bussan, creating Sega Enterprises Ltd.[5] Following the merger, Rosen became both CEO and president of the newly formed company[3].

Rosen was instrumental in forming NAMA, the first Japanese game manufacturer's assocation. He was the first chairman of the group[1].

Sega wanted to go public in Japan, but the difficulties of having a foreign-owned coin-op company being publically owned meant Sega was bought by media conglomerate Gulf+Western instead. Rosen remained president and CEO of Sega during this period. He became a director of the Gulf+Western-owned Paramount Pictures in February 1982.

Wanting to cut down costs, Gulf+Western sold the US arm of Sega, Sega Electronics to Bally Midway. Shortly afterwards, Rosen announced his decision to depart the company at the end of 1983, falling back into a consulting role while persuing other interests[1], with his position filled by Jeffrey Rochlis. This didn't last long, as Rosen, Hayao Nakayama and of the chairman of CSK Corporation's Isao Okawa subsequently purchased the Japanaese arm in March 1984[6], making it a subsidiary of CSK.

Okawa became chairman, Nakayama became the president of Sega and Rosen become co-president. In 1986 he was also given the title of co-president of the newly formed Sega of America.

Rosen remained co-president of Sega of America until July 15, 1996, when his resignation was announced by the company alongside Tom Kalinske and Hayao Nakayama[7]. He subsequently retired in Los Angeles, though was still abreast of Sega's business interests with the Sega Dreamcast.

Magazine articles

Main article: David Rosen/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of David Rosen

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cash Box, "November 12, 1983" (US; 1983-11-12), page 32
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Next Generation, "December 1996" (US; 1996-11-19), page 9
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Next Generation, "December 1996" (US; 1996-11-19), page 10
  4. ↑ http://www.sadsamspalace.com/VideoGames/4-Rosen-Sega-story.html (Wayback Machine: 2012-01-31 00:06)
  5. ↑ Next Generation, "December 1996" (US; 1996-11-19), page 11
  6. ↑ Next Generation, "December 1996" (US; 1996-11-19), page 12
  7. ↑ GamePro, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 26


Notable people in the early days of Sega
Irving Bromberg | Martin Bromley | James Humpert | Raymond Lemaire | David Rosen | Richard Stewart
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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