TOKYO, May 08 (Pulse News Wire) – Nintendo CO.,LTD. (7974.T) announced today that its board of directors has approved changes to its board and executive structure effective June 26, 2026.
The formal decisions will follow the 86th Annual General Meeting scheduled for June 26, 2026, and subsequent board meetings. Key appointments include: - Takane Takeda, currently Head of Internal Audit, will join the board as a director and audit committee member. - Sachiko Sakai, professor at Kansai Gaidai University since 2008, will also join the board as an external director and audit committee member. Departing members include: - Director and audit committee member Yoshimura Takuya. - External director and audit committee member Keiko Akechi. - External director and audit committee member Akashi Keiko. Additionally, Handa Kazuhiko, currently an executive officer, will step down. Following these changes, the revised board and executive structure will consist of: - Shuntaro Furuwaka, President and CEO. - Shigeru Miyamoto, Fellow Director. - Shinya Takahashi, Senior Managing Director. - Satoshi Shibata, Managing Director. - Kou Shiota, Senior Executive Officer. - Yuusuke Beppu, Senior Executive Officer. - Chris Meledandri, Independent Director. - Miyoko Demay, Independent Director.
- Kazuhiko Hatchiya, Independent Director. - Yukitaka Takenaga, Director and Audit Committee Member. - Asami Shinokawa, External Director and Audit Committee Member. - Eiko Osawa, External Director and Audit Committee Member. - Sachiko Sakai, External Director and Audit Committee Member. - Rinshii Hironakazu, Senior Executive Officer. - Yoshiaki Koizumi, Senior Executive Officer. - Hajime Murakami, Executive Officer. - Kentarou Yamagishi, Executive Officer. - Yoshiaki Kuratsune, Executive Officer. - Luciano Pereña López, Executive Officer. - Juuroku Takeuchi, Executive Officer. - Kouji Miyake, Executive Officer. - Devon Pritchard, Executive Officer. These changes aim to strengthen the company's governance and leadership.
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