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George Rohac Leaves Oni Press

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ONI PRESS’ GEORGE ROHAC MOVING ON TO WHAT PUMPKIN STUDIOS

3275160087_2ca48f7af1_bOni Press announces the departure of valued employee and Director of Business Development, George Rohac.

Rohac started at Oni Press as the Director of Operations in 2010 and played a crucial role in many aspects of the position, including print buying, Scott Pilgrim mania, and maintaining the timeliness of our production schedule. Just recently, George was promoted to Director of Business Development, where he helped secure the projects Penny Arcade and Double Fine Action Comics.

“George is going to be extremely missed. His ideas and work ethic helped further progress Oni Press as one the best independent publishers in the industry,” said president and publisher Joe Nozemack.

George will be moving on to become Director of Business Development for What Pumpkin Studios, best known for the popular webcomic Homestuck.

Oni Press Editor in Chief, James Lucas Jones said, “We have had many successes because of George and for that we are grateful. We wish him the best of luck and look forward to hearing more about his endeavors.”

Founded in 1997, Oni Press, Inc. has become one of the comic industry’s most well respected independent comic publishers; focusing on genre, character, and story driven creator-owned work.

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Oni Press Promotes George Rohac To Director Of Business Development

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Oni Press, Inc. has announced the promotion of George Rohac to Director of Business Development.

Publisher Joe Nozemack said:

George has pushed the company since the day he arrived. He spearheaded our scheduling initiative that hasn’t missed a ship date in over a year and helped work with every team to help revolutionize how we operated. He was also a key factor in establishing our relationships with Penny Arcade, Inc. and Double Fine Productions, Inc.

Editor-In-Chief James Lucas Jones continued:

In mid 2011 he [George] started approaching me with ideas for titles and partners to reach out to. I let him go at it and he came back with creators and companies that we’re overjoyed to be working with.

The promotion includes a relocation to the East coast in order to facilitate further opportunities the company is working on. This will take place in mid-November.

Rohac stated:

Working at Oni Press has been a dream come true. The company and it’s staff are dedicated to seeing creators earn from their work, more than anyone else in the industry. While I will miss Portland, moving back to the East Coast will better assist my duties in developing new ways to make our creators and the company more profitable in the long term.