Tatsumi Kimishima appointed as President of Nintendo.
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Notice Regarding Personnel Change of a Representative Director and Role Changes of Directors
September 14, 2015
Nintendo Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that at the extraordinary meeting of the Board of Directors held on September 14, 2015, the following personnel change of a Representative Director and role changes of Directors were resolved.
1. Change of a Representative Director (as of September 16, 2015)
(1) Reason
We aim to strengthen and enhance the management structure of the Company following President (Representative Director) Satoru Iwata’s passing on July 11, 2015 and a large-scale revision of the organizational structure of the Company on September 16, 2015.
(2) New Representative Director
Name: Tatsumi Kimishima
New Titles: Representative Director / President
Present Titles: Managing Director / General Manager, Corporate Analysis & Administration Division / General Manager, General Affairs Division / In charge of Human Resources Division
(3) Career Record of new Representative Director
Date of Birth: April 21, 1950
Education: Faculty of Law, Hitotsubashi University
Birthplace: Tokyo
Career Record:
Apr. 1973 — Joined The Sanwa Bank, Ltd. (currently The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.)
Oct. 1998 — Appointed as General Manager of Shinbashi Branch of The Sanwa Bank, Ltd.
Dec. 2000 — Appointed as Representative Director of The Pokémon Company
Jan. 2002 — Appointed as Director of Nintendo of America Inc. (to present)
Jun. 2002 — Appointed as Director of the Company (to present)
May 2006 — Appointed as Director and Chairman (CEO) of Nintendo of America Inc.
Jun. 2013 — Appointed as Managing Director (to present) / General Manager, Corporate Analysis & Administration Division (to present) / General Manager, General Affairs Division (to present)
Jun. 2014 — In charge of Human Resources Division (to present)
Number of shares of the Company held: 200 shares
2. Role Changes of Directors (as of September 16, 2015)
Position: Representative Director / Senior Managing Director
Name: Genyo Takeda
New Title(s): Technology Fellow*
Present Title(s): General Manager, Integrated Research & Development Division
Position: Representative Director / Senior Managing Director
Name: Shigeru Miyamoto
New Title(s): Creative Fellow*
Present Title(s): General Manager, Entertainment Analysis & Development Division
Position: Director
Name: Shigeyuki Takahashi
New Title(s): General Manager, Finance Administration Division / Supervisor of General Affairs Division / In charge of Quality Assurance Department
Present Title(s): General Manager, Finance Administration Division
Position: Director
Name: Satoshi Yamato
New Title(s): General Manager, Marketing Division / In charge of Advertising Department
Present Title(s): General Manager, Marketing Division
Position: Director
Name: Shinya Takahashi
New Title(s): General Manager, Entertainment Planning & Development Division / Supervisor of Business Development Division, Development Administration & Support Division
Present Title(s): General Manager, Software Planning & Development Division / In charge of Development Administration & Support Division
Source: Nintendo JP.
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