Background
Riccitiello, John S. was born on August 3, 1959 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.
Riccitiello, John S. was born on August 3, 1959 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bachelor of Science cum laude in Marketing, Economics & Finance, University California Berkeley, 1981.
Brand manager The Clorox Company, Oakland, California, 1981—1984. Marketing manager Henkel GmbH, Germany, 1984—1985. Marketing & sales director 17 country Middle East/Greece regions Pepsi-Cola Company, Cyprus, 1985—1989, group marketing director then business development director.
Joined Hagen-Dazs, 1989, London, managing director international divisions Paris. President, Chief Executive Officer Wilson Sporting Goods Company, Chicago, 1993—1996. President, Chief Executive Officer Sara Lee bakery worldwide division Sara Lee Corporation, 1996—1997.
President, chief operating officer Electronic Arts, Inc., Redwood City, California, 1997—2004. Co-founder Elevation Partners, Menlo Park, 2004. Chief Executive Officer Electronic Arts, Inc., Redwood City, since 2007.
Board directors Hyperion Solutions, 2002—2007, Electronic Arts Inc., since 2007.