TriplePoint, the leading international agency serving the interactive entertainment industry, expanded its strategic business operations by opening an office in Munich, Germany. Ute Palmer, formerly Head of PR with Koch Media, the largest independent publisher of games and DVD movies in Europe, leads the office as Managing Director of TriplePoint, Germany.

Founded in 2002 as Kohnke Communications, the agency has grown to be the market leader in public relations, marketing, business development, and product consulting within the games and digital media market. TriplePoint has offices in San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles, and TriplePoint Germany further extends the agency's reach. Services offered include strategic consulting and planning, as well as the execution of communications campaigns in all European territories.

"The Munich office expands our capabilities within Europe, and we are pleased to offer our clients an international PR solution," said Sean Kauppinen, vice president of TriplePoint. "Ute Palmer is a veteran in PR for video games, and will provide the strategic counsel that our brand has come to stand for."

"The team at TriplePoint shares my passion for intelligent, targeted public relations," said Ute Palmer, managing director of TriplePoint Germany. "I look forward to further establishing the agency in Europe."

For the past seven years, Ute Palmer led PR for Koch Media and its games label Deep Silver, managing communications for key distribution and co-publishing partners such as Square Enix, Namco Bandai and Sony Online Entertainment.