Rich Weil Joins MMS as VP of Client Services

MMS has announced that veteran MMO community and staffing executive Rich Weil has relocated to Sacramento to serve as the company’s Vice President, Client Services.  At MMS, Rich is responsible for project management, client services, business development and professional development of MMS staff.

Formerly the Community Director for Cartoon Network’s new Massive Multiplayer Online game, FusionFall, his responsibilities included managing the community team, being the primary point of contact between the players and the developers, serving as a spokesman at shows and events, and working with Marketing, PR and Business Development on a wide range of initiatives.

Prior to joining Cartoon Network, Rich also served as Director of Community Relations and Support at Kaneva, a virtual world and social networking company in Atlanta, Georgia. Rich also managed the Community Relations teams at NCSoft in Austin, Texas for the City of Heroes, City of Villains, Lineage, Lineage II, Tabula Rasa, PlayNC and Auto Assault titles.

A long-time MMO enthusiast, Rich is a consistent advocate of new and creative ways to engage and support the online gaming community, as well as being a proponent of Community Relations as a distinct discipline within the gaming industry. He is a frequent speaker/presenter/moderator at major industry events, including the Game Developers Conference, SXSW, LOGIN Conference, Virtual Worlds Conference and others.

Prior to joining the game industry in 2004, Rich worked in Human Resources and Management, including as HR Director for a software development consultancy in Austin, Texas.