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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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==Production history==
 
==Production history==
 
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*''World War II: Prisoner of War'' (2002) — Marketing
 
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*''LMA Manager 2003'' (2002) — Marketing
 
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*''Colin McRae Rally 3'' (2002) — Marketing
 
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*''Pro Race Driver'' (2003) — Marketing
 
 
*''[[Worms Forts: Under Siege!]]'' (2004) — Managing Director
 
*''[[Worms Forts: Under Siege!]]'' (2004) — Managing Director
 
*''[[Worldwide Soccer Manager 2005]]'' (2004) — Managing Director, Publishing
 
*''[[Worldwide Soccer Manager 2005]]'' (2004) — Managing Director, Publishing
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*''[[Yakuza]]'' (2006) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
*''[[Yakuza]]'' (2006) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
*''[[Worldwide Soccer Manager 2007]]'' (2006) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
*''[[Worldwide Soccer Manager 2007]]'' (2006) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
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*''[[Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz]]'' (2006), — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
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*''[[Super Monkey Ball Adventure]]'' (2006) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
 
*''[[Sonic Riders]]'' (2006) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
*''[[Sonic Riders]]'' (2006) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
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*''[[Sega Mega Drive Collection]]'' (2006) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
 
*''[[Rome: Total War - Alexander]]'' (2006) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
*''[[Rome: Total War - Alexander]]'' (2006) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
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*''[[OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast]]'' (2006) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
 
*''[[Medieval II: Total War]]'' (2006) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
*''[[Medieval II: Total War]]'' (2006) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
*''[[Full Auto]]'' (2006) — President/COO of SEGA Europe
 
*''[[Full Auto]]'' (2006) — 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
 
*''[[Sonic Generations (3DS)|Sonic Generations]]'' (2011) (3DS Version) (2011) — CEO of Sega of America And SEGA Europe
 
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Revision as of 11:57, 28 December 2017

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Mike Hayes
Company(ies): Sega Europe
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.

Production history


References

  1. ↑ File:Worms Forts PS2 FR Manual.pdf, page 32
  2. ↑ File:OutRun2006 PS2 US Manual.pdf, page 16
  3. ↑ File:FullAuto 360 US Manual.pdf, page 23


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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