Team Commodore

Dedication. Expertise. Passion. Joysticks.

Our team blends original Commodore engineers and management with today’s top creators, designers, and builders. Together, we share a love for innovation, authenticity, and the magical machines that started it all.

The Leaders

Peri Fractic

Peri Fractic
President & CEO, Co-Founder + Chief Product Officer

Inventor, entrepreneur, and visionary creative leader with three decades of product, media, and business experience, Peri guides Commodore’s brand, product ecosystem, and long-term vision – bridging the company’s iconic past with its retro-futurism hardware.

Leo Nigro

Leo Nigro
Co-Founder + GPM-NextGen PCs

Creator of the C64X PC in 2010, and Commodore OS Vision, both of which helped spur today’s reboot, Leo is now the architectural soul of Commodore’s modern hardware, ensuring that future products honor the original engineering spirit of the brand.

Sean Donohue

Sean Donohue
Co-Founder

As the original Commodore licensee who became a foundational member of the new Commodore era, Sean provides strategic oversight to maintain core values during global expansion.

Alex Rozenblat

Alex Rozenblat
Co-Founder + CFO

Drawing on high-level experience (including past roles at Paramount, Disney, and Fox), Alex manages the financial health and fiscal strategies required to sustain a global tech powerhouse while balancing the books with the big picture.

John Errico

John Errico
General Counsel

A Cornell Law and Yale graduate, John is an attorney and entrepreneur specializing in IP and corporate law. He served as outside counsel for many tech startups and venture funds. After playing a critical role in the acquisition, John now manages the international legal landscape for Commodore, safeguarding its intellectual property and business.

Marc Bilodeau

Marc Bilodeau
Chief Technology Officer

Having successfully co-founded and scaled IT security leader Plixer for nearly two decades, Marc now applies his extensive engineering leadership to ensuring Commodore’s software and hardware remain at the cutting edge of performance.

Emilie McGinley

Emilie McGinley
Chief Operating Officer + Chief People & Culture Officer

An expert in organizational strategy and brand operations, Emilie synchronizes Commodore’s global workflows and internal infrastructure. She focuses on building a high-performance culture that balances Commodore’s heritage with the operational scaling required for modern commercial expansion.

Jim Squires

Jim Squires
Chief Strategy Officer + GPM Software

A seasoned executive specializing in corporate strategy, Jim directs the company’s long-term roadmap. Within this he also oversees the development of the software suite that will define the modern Commodore user experience.

Thomas Middleditch

Thomas Middleditch
Chief Creative Officer

An Emmy-nominated actor known for his lead role as a tech Founder in Silicon Valley, Thomas brings a unique aesthetic eye to this tech team. He directs the brand’s visual identity and storytelling to ensure it resonates with both legacy fans and a new generation.

Jake Young

Jake Young
Interim Chief Supply Chain Officer

A specialist in global manufacturing and logistics, Jake oversees Commodore’s complex supply chain operations. He is responsible for sourcing high-quality components and managing the production lifecycle, ensuring that Commodore’s hardware moves efficiently from the design phase to global distribution.

Jon Burton

Jon Burton
Head of Product

The Founder of TT Games and Executive Producer of The LEGO Movie, Jon brings elite entertainment and product development expertise to the team. His track record of blending technology with storytelling is a key driver for the modern Commodore lineup.

Cem Tezcan

Cem Tezcan
Product Designer

Beloved by the community and regarded as the “Jony Ive” of the team, Cem is responsible for the iconic industrial design that defines the modern Commodore aesthetic.

Ricky Atwood

Ricky Atwood
Sales Director

Drawing on seventeen years of leadership as a Sales Lead at Apple, Ricky orchestrates Commodore’s global retail presence and distribution network. He ensures that our modern hardware reaches the hands of enthusiasts and premier retailers across the international landscape.

Marcel Franquinet

Marcel Franquinet
Licensing Manager

With over two decades of experience in quality management and retro hardware projects, Marcel adds invaluable insight, ensuring only the best achieves the Commodore quality seal of approval.

The Legends

Al Charpentier

Albert “Father of the C64” Charpentier
Technical Advisor & Visionary

As the lead architect of the VIC-II video chip and co-creator of the legendary SID sound chip, Al designed the silicon “heart & soul” that allowed the Commodore 64 to dominate the 1980s with its superior graphics and music.

Bil Herd

Bil Herd
Herdware Consultant (The Animal)

A legendary “in-the-trenches” engineer and the lead for the Commodore 128, Bil brings the high-energy, problem-solving spirit of Commodore’s golden era to our modern hardware challenges, and is actively working on new hardware for us.

Jeri Ellsworth

Jeri Ellsworth
Technical & Business Consultant

A pioneer in FPGA and hardware recreation, Jeri’s expertise in “new-old stock” engineering helps us blend retrocomputing soul with modern processing power.

David Pleasance

David Pleasance
Co-Strategic Advisor

As inventor of the computer movie tie-in bundle, long-time face of Commodore UK, and a tireless champion for the community, David advises as a vital bridge between the brand’s global fanbase and its future.

Colin Proudfoot

Colin Proudfoot
Co-Strategic Advisor

Drawing from his deep tenure as Co-Managing Director of Commodore UK, Colin provides a masterclass in international brand stewardship and operational history, guiding modern Commodore through logistics lessons learned and more.

Dave Haynie

Dave Haynie
Technical Advisor

A titan of system design and a primary architect of some of Amiga’s most iconic models, Dave ensures that our modern engineering remains true to the Amiga’s revolutionary DNA, and has already played an integral role in troubleshooting A/V integration on our C64U.

RJ Mical

RJ Mical
Chief “OS” Guru

The creator of Amiga’s “Intuition” that became Workbench, RJ ensures that the human-centric “magic” of early computing lives on in every device we build, and is assisting with a modern Commodore product today.

David Ziembicki

David Ziembicki
Platform Advisor

With a storied history in C64 production, and as co-Founder of Great Valley Products, David provides the technical oversight necessary to move complex electronics from the drawing board to the global market.

John Feagans

John Feagans
Founding Software Architect

A foundational pioneer of Commodore’s early software architecture, John was instrumental in developing the operating systems for the PET, VIC-20, and the legendary C64. His work on the Kernal and BASIC implementations remains the bedrock of Commodore’s software lineage, and he’s still working on it today.

Leonard Tramiel

Leonard Tramiel
CTrO (Chief Tramiel Officer)

Carrying the torch of the company’s founding family, Leonard provides a direct link to the core philosophy of creating “computers for the masses, not the classes”, and an instant answer to our CEO’s questions about, “What would Jack Tramiel do?”.