Nintendo New President Announced

[Demon_Skeith]

After the untimely death of former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, Tatsumi Kimishima took over the role as CEO temporary until a new and younger person could take the position. Today that position will be held by 46-year-old Shuntaro Furukawa while Tatsumi holds an advisory role.

Shuntaro joined Nintendo in 1994 which he has been Outside Director of the Pokémon Company since 2012 and has been Managing Executive Officer, Supervisor of Corporate Analysis & Administration Division and Director of Nintendo since 2016. Nikkei reports that Furukawa was involved with the Switch’s sales and marketing plans and has spent ten years working in Europe.

 

[テクニカル諏訪子]

and has spent ten years working in Europe.

Your summary is correct, but I only wanted to make this one line more specific.
The article specified that he was stationed at the German overseas office for approximately 10 years, and therefore has a wealth of overseas experience too.

It makes sense for the European country to be Germany, considering that's where Nintendo of Europe is located, and I know from first hand experience that a lot of Japanese people work at NOE too.
I even knew one person from developer relations with a Japanese first and last name, but he was just a British person who happened to have a Japanese father.
He now works in the UK as developer relations for Sony though.

 

[froggyboy604]

I wish Shuntaro Furukawa good luck on running Nintendo as the president.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Your summary is correct, but I only wanted to make this one line more specific.
The article specified that he was stationed at the German overseas office for approximately 10 years, and therefore has a wealth of overseas experience too.

It makes sense for the European country to be Germany, considering that's where Nintendo of Europe is located, and I know from first hand experience that a lot of Japanese people work at NOE too.
I even knew one person from developer relations with a Japanese first and last name, but he was just a British person who happened to have a Japanese father.
He now works in the UK as developer relations for Sony though.

thanks for this info.