GigaMedia Limited announced that games industry veteran Dane Wu has joined the company as chief strategy officer of its online games business. Mr. Wu will work closely with Chief Executive Officer Collin Hwang and the rest of the management team in creating strategies that will strengthen and sustain GigaMedia's operations in today's rapidly evolving online games industry. Mr. Wu has over 20 years experience in the online games and entertainment software industries.

He has worked with many of the online game companies and has a proven track record in developing growth plans, building business relationships, and creating competitive operations. He most recently served as the president and chief executive officer of C&C Media, the Tokyo operations of China's games leader Perfect World. Prior to that, he served as the general manager of the licensing division of Perfect World, where he developed a global licensing network of over 50 companies in 30 different countries, built the large B2B customer support system for online games, and executed global alliances and promotions that drove growth.