Mark Albert Alessi (August 28, 1953 – March 29, 2019) was an American businessman who was the
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization.
CEOs find roles in variou ...
of a number of companies, most notably as the founder of comic publisher
CrossGen
Cross Generation Comics or CrossGen Comics was an American comic book publisher and entertainment company that operated from 1998 to 2004. The company's assets were acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2004, and designated to Disney Publishing ...
where he created a number of the titles.
Biography
Alessi's first major company was Technical Resource Connection, Inc, which he founded in 1986. He was CEO of this company until 1996, at which time the company was sold to
Perot Systems Corporation. He later, in 1998, became founder and publisher of
CrossGen comics, which subsequently liquidated in 2004 and the company and its assets were sold to
Disney
The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Di ...
. He then became the CEO of TOA Solutions, Inc., a company that he founded in 2004. He died of a sudden massive coronary arrest on March 29, 2019, at the age of 65.
References
External links
Interview: Mark Alessi of Crossgen: Running Comics Like A Business The Trades, January 1, 2001
CrossGen CEO Mark Alessi addresses company financial issues Comic Book Resources
''CBR'', formerly ''Comic Book Resources'', is a news website primarily covering comic book news, comic book reviews, and comic book–related topics involving movies, television, anime, and video games. It is owned by Valnet, parent of publicat ...
, August 20, 2003
Interview with CrossGen CEO Mark Alessi icv2, August 25, 2003
Interview with Mark AlessiDollar Bin
March 9, 2016
1953 births
2019 deaths
American publishers (people)
American comic book editors
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
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