Tatsumi Kimishima’s successor as president Satoru Iwata of Nintendo . His appointment has taken many by surprise because it was expected that Mr Takeda took office, now sharing the work of co-chairmanship with Shigeru Miyamoto. Satoru Iwata was a video game developer comprising industry from the point of view of creative, while Tatsumi Kimishima is a lawyer, with a much more creative executive profile, making it much closer to the figure of Hiroshi Yamauchi.
Una new presidency implies a new direction and, considering Nintendo’s latest moves and that is approaching a transition with the introduction of new hardware next (the Nintendo NX) year It is interesting to know a bit more where Tatsumi Kimishima is and what Nintendo can bring to his new position of president. Speaking to the Nikkei, one of the most prestigious in the world in the economic field, he admitted that “there will drastic changes in the basic strategy that propelled President Iwata”. It has also identified what their primary objectives will be at the beginning of this new phase, focusing on “identify new projects and properly manage human resources for the company to get back an appropriate return for Nintendo.”
This attitude is logical, especially considering that Tatsumi Kimishima has been appointed by the board, which Nintendo has always looked much by its economic interests. Nintendo is a company that is generous with their dividend distributions and looks shareholders and board appreciates the increases listed shares and that the company guarantees dividends later this year. Both situations had suffered in recent years because of the entry of the company into the red. Previous presidents had come to office in very different situations. Hiroshi Yamauchi inherited the company from his father and built with his hands the current rule of Nintendo while Satoru Iwata was elected virtually handpicked by it , but managed to gain the support of the shareholders, who saw which for years how Nintendo showed record profits.
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Tatsumi Kimishima is prepared to deal with management problems and Nintendo? Just take a look at his career to appreciate it. Your profile is a serious executive, suit, 65-year-old law graduate and a presence in the company since 2000. Before that he had been working at Sanwa Bank of Japan, working in the business area international and corporate communications. It thus is a person who specializes in strengthening international ties and communication management and internal groups. It is precisely two points that Nintendo needs more reinforcement now, with an almost total abandonment of Thirds parties on their desktops and with a monumental restructuring of their groups of internal development.
De Indeed, the first decision as president of Nintendo has been appoint Mr Takeda technology fellow , which becomes a technology consultant, and Shigeru Miyamoto creative fellow . It is setting visible heads, experienced leaders to form working groups and revitalize the work of development of hardware and software. One of his last posts was Nintendo Director of Human Resources , so under his charge to all staff of the company. Meet people and now has the power to restructure the company as it sees best. If Hiroshi Yamauchi was a visionary and a shark for business and Satoru Iwata as nobody knew the game and what it means to develop one, Tatsumi Kimishima is an expert in human relations, Nintendo needs most right now, and no one doubts their creative abilities.
Where else can stand in international relations is Nintendo. While at the Sanwa Bank he lived in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Nintendo already, after only a year as chief financial officer of The Pokémon Company, was appointed in 2001 President of Pokémon USA. Under his orders Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal were launched. It was only a matter of time to draw the attention of the highest levels of the company, which eventually appoint President of Nintendo America, precisely recommended by Hiroshi Yamauchi own . At the end of the day, you may hand the old president still sits in the mandate of Tatsumi Kimishima.
As President of Nintendo America was one of those who advocated collaboration with groups of western development , following the line of Rare. The result of this collaboration came Metroid Prime and the acquisition of Retro Studios . Hiroshi Yamauchi believes in the delegation in other studies and strengthening with Western elements within the organization chart. So he stepped down as president of Nintendo in hand Reggie Fils-Aime, the first time a western assumed this position, and marched back to Nintendo, where he assumed the role of global CEO in 2013. There we saw how in recent years Nintendo collaborations with other companies, now only Japanese, is much more intense
Tatsumi Kimishima may take only 15 years in the business, but is a man who can provide what the company needs right now: international presence and external support, mainly in the form of third parties. Despite its executive profile, he remains a man of the company, with the guarantee of have been consideration of Hiroshi Yamauchi himself, so the connection with the old guard of the company is assured . What do the coming years depends on it, but we expect a further opening of the company and improved the efficiency of the management of human groups.
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