Michael K. Mauler has been appointed as the new CEO of GameStop Corp., the company announced late on Feb. 6.
Mauler will also join GameStop’s Board of Directors. Dan DeMatteo, executive chairman of GameStop, announced the new CEO on behalf of the board of directors of the Grapevine-based electronic game retailer.
Mauler, 56, has been with the company for more than 16 years. He previously served as executive vice president and president of international, which consists of nearly 2,000 retail stores operating under the GameStop, EB Games, Micromania and Zing Pop Culture brands. Mauler has led the international division’s business and diversification initiatives since being appointed to the role in January of 2010, including launching the company’s global Collectibles business in 2014.
Prior to heading the international business, Mauler served as the company’s senior vice president of supply chain and international support, and before the merger between GameStop and EB Games, served as vice president of logistics for Electronics Boutique.
“Starting with its founders more than 30 years ago, GameStop has a tremendous legacy of continually transforming its business to meet the needs of its global customer base,” said Mauler. “I look forward to building upon that legacy and working closely with our senior leadership team and our more than 40,000 associates around the world, to drive sustainable profitability and shareholder returns across our businesses.”
“On behalf of GameStop’s board of directors, I am pleased to announce Mike Mauler as our new CEO,” said DeMatteo. “Mike has been part of the GameStop senior leadership team for many years, where he has played an integral role in creating and driving the blueprint of our diversification strategy, successfully managing our international operations, and growing our core business segments. We are fortunate to have such an accomplished leader, who has a thorough understanding of our operations, business strategy and our stakeholders, and is committed to strengthening our results and driving our company forward.”
Prior to joining GameStop, Mauler held various senior management positions for Baxter Healthcare, Dade Behring and Fisher Scientific, where he led operations for 22 countries.