Arkadium hires Dan Hart as chief revenue officer

Hart, who will also be responsible for spearheading Arkadium’s ongoing social gaming strategy, brings with him over 12 years of experience in games and interactive media and entertainment. As well as overseeing MTV.com, Hart has served at Yahoo leading its gaming initiatives and Viacom handling new media planning and development.

“2010 is a year of opportunities and significant growth for Arkadium.  We’re excited to bring Dan on board to further develop and push our social gaming and monetization strategies to the next level,” stated Arkadium CEO Kenny Rosenblatt. “Dan brings a depth of experience that will help Arkadium create products that benefit our partners and tap the revenue potential of the millions of casual gamers that play across our network every day.”

“I’m excited to join Arkadium’s executive team and I look forward to contributing to the companies continued success,” added Hart. “Arkadium has an outstanding reputation, a talented team and core competencies that give us the potential to outpace our competitors as the casual games market continues to grow and evolve quickly.  Our combined industry knowledge, coupled with our award-winning games, sets the table for a very successful future.”