Chairman
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Ron Dimant currently serves as Chairman of MumboJumbo and has over 12 years of experience in computer game development and publishing management. Prior to founding MumboJumbo in 2001, he was Chief Executive Officer of Ritual Entertainment, a developer best known for its first-person shooters and “SiN” franchise of games. Previously, he was with Parsoft Interactive, creator of flight simulation games and Chief Executive Officer of MacPlay, a developer of games for the Macintosh.
Ron attended Imperial College of Science and Technology where he received a Masters of Engineering degree in Aerospace Engineering, and later attended the University of Cambridge where he was awarded a Doctorate in Materials Science.
CEO
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With over 20 years of industry experience, Mark Cottam serves as MumboJumbo’s Chief Executive Officer, responsible for the global operations of the business with a focus on retail sales. Under Mark’s direction, MumboJumbo has become a leading developer of games for online distribution and the preferred publisher of premium casual games for the retail channel.
Previously, Mark served as President of Macintosh games publisher MacPlay. Earlier, he was Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Moto1.net, where he led the company's successful development and deployment of its motor sports portal and online racing series. Additionally, Mark has held management positions at Dragon Systems, PowerHouse Entertainment, Parsoft Interactive, CyberMedia and XTree Company.
Mark is a graduate of University of California San Diego with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics.
VP of Business Development
Mike Suarez is a 20-year veteran of the hardcore gaming industry with extensive experience in marketing and product development and currently serves as MumboJumbo's Vice President of Business Development. Prior to joining MumboJumbo, Mike was Vice President at Rockstar Games. Mike began his career in the marketing department at Electronic Arts and later founded his own development studio, Pacific Gameworks which created “Michael Jordan In-Flight” for the PC. He was also a pioneer in early multi-player gaming, managing product development for Heat.net.
Mike majored in Political Science at UC Berkeley.
VP of Product Development
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Matt joins the MumboJumbo team with over 18 years of management and product development experience. Matt draws upon his interactive marketing, advergaming and game development background in directing MumboJumbo's product strategy and managing its global studio operations. MumboJumbo’s development studios are located in Dallas, Los Angeles and Vladivostok, Russia.
In 2005, Matt founded game development studio Hot Lava best known for its 7 Wonders series as well as casual games, Reaxxion and Haiku Journey.
Matt earned a BBA in International Marketing at the University of North Texas.
VP of Sales
Brian Garrison comes to MumboJumbo with a wealth of experience in sales and product distribution. He is directly responsible for sales of all MumboJumbo titles in North America and also oversees the commercial growth of the business.
Prior to joining MumboJumbo, Brian served as Director of Sales at Atari. Previously, he was Director of Sales at MAGIX Entertainment where he negotiated new distribution deals to expand the existing channel of MAGIX’s software business. Earlier, Brian managed the software distribution division at Pearson Technology Group, a leading publisher of technical and professional computing information.
Brian has earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management from Evangel University.
Director of Finance
Jay DiNucci currently serves as MumboJumbo’s Director of Finance. Prior to joining MumboJumbo, Jay spent ten years with Marketing Specialist Sales Company, a US based sales and marketing company, as Vice President of Finance and Controller. There he was responsible for all administrative, accounting and financial operations as well as serving as one of the key management team members that worked to expand the once Dallas-based business into a nationwide company massing over 5,000 employees. Earlier, Jay worked for both Fortune 500 and start-up businesses in a variety of accounting and financial management roles.
Jay received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Stephen F Austin State University, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Director of Marketing
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For the past 12 years, Kate has acquired a noteworthy list of accomplishments in sales, marketing and brand management within the interactive medium. In particular, she has extensive experience developing and deploying integrated marketing strategies for luxury brands as well as in depth knowledge of the following industries: automotive, fashion, hospitality, non-profit, retail, technology and telecom.
Joining the MumboJumbo team as Director of Marketing in March of 2007, Kate is responsible for all branding, advertising and public relations for the company.
Kate earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The University of Texas and a graduate marketing certificate from SMU Cox School of Business.



