The 52-year-old has extensive experience in the coin-op/videogames industry since 1985, most notably for Gaelco where he was responsible for worldwide sales.

John McKenzie, Managing Director of Namco Europe, commented: “Julian has an excellent track record in international business and very good multi-lingual skills. His appointment brings added expertise to our EMEA sales team.

“With the arrival of Julian, I now personally believe our company is superbly equipped to further develop our overseas businesses to the highest possible level, combining as it does with the continued success achieved by our existing team of Kjeld Erichsen and Chandy Raval.”

Based in Barcelona, Spain, Julian can be contacted on (tel) +34 93 237 4962, (email) jgoicoa@namco.co.uk.