Sad news this morning as we have learned that Charles Bellfield, SEGA of America’s former VP of strategic planning and corporate affairs from 1998 to 2003, has passed away. Bellfield was best known as the spokesman for Sega of America during the launch of the Dreamcast. The news of his passing came from his brother Edward through Facebook, saying that Bellfield had passed away in San Francisco on Friday night. Bellfield held other positions in the gaming industry including executive roles at Edelman, Capcom, Codemasters, 3DV Systems, EmotionPlay, and Imagination Technologies’ Pure North America division.
Peter Moore, Bellfield’s SEGA boss during the Dreamcast era, described him as “good time Charlie. The life of every party, a true bon vivant. The quintessential Englishman abroad. You’ve left us way too soon Charlie, but you’ve also left us with a hundred stories to tell and a thousand smiles on all of our faces. The room was a better, more fun-filled place when you were in it.”
We here at SEGAbits send our condolences to Bellfield’s family and friends. He will be missed.
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It appears he has been involved with Sega waaay before 1998.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/10/25/the-dreamcast-reality-q-a-with-charles-bellfield
He claims to have started working on the Dreamcast in August 1995.
I put in an hour and I think I covered most of his highlights
http://www.dreamcast-scene.com/news/charles-bellfield-former-vice-president-of-strategic-planning-and-corporate-affairs-for-sega-of-america-has-passed-away/