Washington - The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), a trade group representing U.S. video game publishers and companies, on Thursday named Michael Gallagher as its new president.

He will succeed founding president Doug Lowenstein, who stepped down earlier in the year to head the Private Equity Council.

Gallagher was a former assistant secretary of commerce for communications and information, serving as the chief telecommunications and policy advisor to the Bush administration.

Currently, he serves as the communications practice chair at international law firm Perkins Coie. He will start his new job later this month.

ESA members collectively accounted for more than 90% of entertainment software sales in the U.S. last year.

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