Nintendo Names New President - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 September 2015 / 4,744 Views
Nintendo has named Tatsumi Kimishima as its new president and successor to the late Satoru Iwata.
Kimishima has served as Nintendo's MD since July 2013. He also previously served as the CEO for Nintendo of America.
Other promotions include Shigeru Miyamoto and Genyo Takeda. Miyamoto is now creative director and Takeda is the new technology director. Software Planning & Development boss Shinya Takahashi is also now the head of a new division called Entertainment Planning & Development.
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