Quoted from zucot:Jody is a great guy that was, and still is, in a tough position. You guys have no idea what things would be like if he wasn't around. Some of the best themes Stern secured might not have happened.
It's easy to sit back and hate, especially here, especially among the largely hobbyist crowd that's never worked in a product/software/license driven industry before that is pinside. Some of you guys act like Stern doesn't want put out the best possible product while operating a profitable business and keeping their licensors happy. Ignorance is bliss.
Congrats to all at Stern, Jody included, on this news. Looking forward to whatever badass themes Jody and Stern put together next.
Jody is a megalomaniac and a truly awful person to deal with. He was always a horrible fit for marketing because he's too dang emotional and thin skinned.
Zach should be great in this role. He does a fantastic job with the IFPA. Great hire.