Steve Walther has been appointed as Konami Gaming's new director of games product management, and will report directly to Matt Reback, senior director of marketing at Konami His key responsibilities will include developing and managing detailed product road maps, and focusing on positioning Konami games products to support existing and emerging markets.

Reback welcomed Walther, saying: "Steve’s extensive background in games and systems product management and marketing, coupled with his experience on the operator side and his proven ability to lead make him a terrific addition to the Konami team. Sustaining the type of success that Konami has had over the past few years requires the continual addition of talented and reputable people like Steve, so we are thrilled to have him contributing to the team."