Nintendo's New President Is Tatsumi Kimishima

Nintendo has appointed Tatsumi Kimishima as its new president following Satoru Iwata’s death in July.

Kimishima, 65, was most recently the company’s managing director and the head of human resources, and previously served as CEO of Nintendo’s American arm until Iwata assumed those responsibilities in 2013. His association with Nintendo began when he was hired as CFO of The Pokémon Company in 2000; before that, he worked at what is now The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan’s largest bank, for 27 years.

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This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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