Xaitment the leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI) for video games and simulations, today announced the appointment of as its new CEO. Formerly the vice president of worldwide sales at Havok, Walsh will now lead xaitment as the company aggressively expands its global sales efforts in the Americas and Asia. Andreas Gerber, the former CEO of xaitment, will take on the newly created position of COO.
Walsh brings over 16 years of experience in the video game and technology industries to his new position at xaitment. Having helped restructure and grow several sales organizations, Walsh contributes the extensive sales and business management experience needed to ensure xaitment's continued success in Europe, as well its growing success in the American and Asian markets. Walsh will head worldwide operations from the company's San Francisco office.
"I am really honored to be joining xaitment at such an important time in the company's evolution," said Walsh. "xaitment's products are unique in their  modularity and their ability to add incredibly realistic behaviors to non-player characters. We have signed up some really exceptional console developers in Europe, North America and Asia, and we are looking forward to adding to our growing list of satisfied customers."
xaitment develops AI modules that provide game developers with editors and runtime libraries for NavMesh creation, pathfinding, dynamic unit movement, and scripting. It also provides developers with high-level AI modules for game logic and behavior modeling. xaitment's modular AI tools currently support Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3,  Wii^TM and PC. xaitment also has a version for PS®Vita in the works and is actively researching other mobile and handheld devices.
"We are thrilled that Mike has decided to join xaitment," said Andreas Gerber, COO of xaitment. "Mike's impressive long-term experience, skills and deep industry knowledge are a perfect fit as we focus on expanding our business into new geographic and technological areas. We are confident that Mike has what it takes to lead xaitment and drive its strategic global growth."
xaitment will be attending gamescom this August. To set up an appointment or to learn more about xaitment's expansion plans, email sales@xaitment.com.