Kimishima retires as President of Nintendo

[Jumpin]

GoOnKid said:

Jumpin said:

Furukawa was the next guy up on the totem pole - him, Miyamoto, and Shinya Takahashi were essentially the next three in command - and Miyamoto is just slightly younger than Kimishima.

Furukawa was the likely replacement for Kimishima since he is a lot younger, and basically followed the same career path Kimishima did.

I thought Kimishima came from HR, no?

 

This is their histories with Nintendo. While some of the departments are different, they played similar roles.

Tatsumi Kimishima
January 2002 Appointed as Director of Nintendo of America Inc. (to present)
June 2002 Appointed as Director of the Company (to present)
May 2006 Appointed as Director and Chairman (CEO) of Nintendo of America Inc.
June 2013 Appointed as Managing Director General Manager, Corporate Analysis & Administration Division and General Manager, General Affairs Division June 2014 In charge of Personnel Division September
2015 Appointed as Director and President (to present) Appointed as Representative (to present)

 

Shuntaro Furukawa
April 1994 Joined the Company
May 2012 Outside Director of the Pokémon Company (to present)
July 2015 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department (to present)
June 2016 Appointed as Director (to present) Appointed as Managing Executive Officer (to present) Supervisor of Corporate Analysis & Administration Division (to present)