Namco Europe has appointed Julian Goicoa as international business development manager, with specific responsibilities for sales of amusement machines across the Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese and African markets.

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

John McKenzie, managing director of Namco Europe, said: “Julian has an excellent track record in international business and very good multilingual skills. His appointment brings added expertise to our sales team.”