Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Angel

Investor Stage

Seed

Richard Fontaine, also known as Dick, has been the Chief Executive Officer of Babbage's Etc. since its formation in November 1996. Fontaine served as the Chairman of International at GameStop Corp. from June 2010 to March 2013. He co-founded GameStop Corp. in 1996. He is an Independent Retail Consultant. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of GameStop Corp. from November 1996 to February 2002. He served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of B. Dalton Bookseller bookstores and Executive Vice President of Barnes & Noble Inc. from February 1991 to July 1993. As such, he was responsible for the management of B. Dalton Bookseller bookstores, Scribners bookstores and Doubleday Book Shops. From July 1988 to February 1991, Fontaine served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Software. Prior to November 1996, Fontaine held positions at B. Dalton Bookseller Inc., Software Etc. Stores Inc., Michaels Stores Inc. and Ingram Distribution. He served as an Executive Chairman of GameStop Corp., from June 2008 to June 2010. He served as a Director of GameStop Corp. from 2001 to June 21, 2016. He served as a Director of Neostar Retail Group Inc. since 1994. He served as Director of Software Etc. Stores Inc., since June 1992.