Tatsumi Kimishima
Tatsumi Kimishima | |
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君島 達己 | |
| 5th President of Nintendo | |
| In office September 16, 2015 – June 28, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Satoru Iwata |
| Succeeded by | Shuntaro Furukawa |
| 2nd President of Nintendo of America | |
| In office January 8, 2002 – May 25, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Minoru Arakawa |
| Succeeded by | Reggie Fils-Aimé |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 21, 1950 Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Hitotsubashi University |
Tatsumi Kimishima (君島 達己, Kimishima Tatsumi; born April 21, 1950) is a Japanese businessman who served as the 5th president of Nintendo from September 2015 to June 2018. He was formerly the president of Nintendo of America from January 2002, succeeding Minoru Arakawa, until Reggie Fils-Aimé took his place in May 2006. In May 2006, he became CEO and chairman of the board of Nintendo of America, and retained this position until June 2013.
He was promoted to managing director in June 2013 and was named the fifth president of the company in September 2015, succeeding Satoru Iwata, who died in July 2015. Kimishima stepped down as president in June 2018 and was succeeded by Shuntaro Furukawa.