Nintendo executive team & leadership
Nintendo's executive team includes 8 tracked leaders as of 2026-10-13, led by Shuntaro Furukawa (President and Representative Director). The org chart, per-leader profiles and full leadership list are below.
Nintendo executive team overview
Nintendo has 8 tracked executives leading key functions including company strategy and operations, a key function, marketing, technology strategy and engineering (as of 2026-10-13). Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Kyoto-based developer, manufacturer and publisher of dedicated video game platforms, hardware and software together, founded in September 1889 as a maker of hanafuda playing cards and incorporated in November 1947. Its main products are the Nintendo Switch 2, launched in June 2025, the original Nintendo Switch and amiibo, alongside an IP business that earns income from movies such as The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, smart-device apps and character merchandise. In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 it recorded net sales of 2,313.0 billion yen, up 98.6 percent, with 76.9 percent of sales made outside Japan, sold 19.86 million Nintendo Switch 2 consoles and employed 8,666 people on a consolidated basis. It sells through Nintendo Sales in Tokyo, Nintendo of America in Redmond, Washington, and Nintendo of Europe in Frankfurt, and its shares trade on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under the code 7974.
Nintendo executive team org chart
- SM
Shigeru MiyamotoRepresentative Director and Executive Fellow - STShinya TakahashiSenior Managing Executive Officer, Entertainment Planning and Development
- SSSatoru ShibataManaging Executive Officer, Marketing
- KSKo ShiotaSenior Executive Officer, Technology Development
- YBYusuke BeppuSenior Executive Officer, Corporate Planning
- YK
Yoshiaki KoizumiSenior Executive Officer - DPDevon PritchardPresident, Nintendo of America
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Employees by management level
| Name | Profiles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Directors and executive officers | 18 | 0.2% |
| General managers and senior directors | 120 | 1.5% |
| Managers and producers | 900 | 12% |
| Individual contributors | 6,714 | 87% |
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Leadership team
| Leader | Location | Profile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFShuntaro FurukawaPresident and Representative Director | ••••@nintendo.co.jp | Profile → | |
| SMShigeru MiyamotoRepresentative Director and Executive Fellow | ••••@nintendo.co.jp | Profile → | |
| STShinya TakahashiSenior Managing Executive Officer, Entertainment Planning and Development | ••••@nintendo.co.jp | Profile → | |
| SSSatoru ShibataManaging Executive Officer, Marketing | ••••@nintendo.co.jp | Profile → | |
| KSKo ShiotaSenior Executive Officer, Technology Development | ••••@nintendo.co.jp | Profile → | |
| YBYusuke BeppuSenior Executive Officer, Corporate Planning | ••••@nintendo.co.jp | Profile → | |
| YKYoshiaki KoizumiSenior Executive Officer | ••••@nintendo.co.jp | Profile → | |
| DPDevon PritchardPresident, Nintendo of America | ••••@nintendo.co.jp | Profile → |
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Nintendo executive team roles
Shuntaro Furukawa · full profile →
President and Representative Director
Shuntaro Furukawa has been president and representative director of Nintendo since June 2018, and in that role he led the launch of Nintendo Switch 2 in June 2025, the year sales nearly doubled to 2,313.0 billion yen. He joined the company in April 1994 and built his career in its subsidiaries outside Japan and in planning and administration. He became senior director of the Corporate Planning Department in July 2015, then a board member, managing executive officer and executive supervisor of the Corporate Analysis and Administration Division in June 2016, and took charge of the Global Marketing Department in September 2016. He has also been an outside director of The Pokémon Company since May 2012.
Shigeru Miyamoto · full profile →
Representative Director and Executive Fellow
Shigeru Miyamoto is a representative director and the executive fellow of Nintendo, the creator behind Mario and The Legend of Zelda who joined the company in April 1977. He has sat on the board since June 2000, when he also became senior general manager of the Entertainment Analysis and Development Division, and was made senior managing director and representative director in May 2002. Since September 2015 he has served as executive fellow, directing and supervising businesses beyond games such as visual content and theme parks, including the Super Mario films made with Illumination.
Shinya Takahashi · full profile →
Senior Managing Executive Officer, Entertainment Planning and Development
Shinya Takahashi is senior managing executive officer and a board director of Nintendo, and the executive general manager of the Entertainment Planning and Development Division, the in-house studio group behind its first-party software. He joined in April 1989 and joined the board in June 2013 as senior general manager of Software Planning and Development. He took over the newly formed Entertainment Planning and Development Division in September 2015, became senior managing executive officer in June 2018 and executive general manager in July 2023, and also supervises the Technology Development, Development Promotion and Development Administration and Support divisions.
Satoru Shibata · full profile →
Managing Executive Officer, Marketing
Satoru Shibata is managing executive officer and a board director of Nintendo, executive general manager of the Marketing Division, senior general manager of the Publisher and Developer Relations Division and, since November 16, 2025, CEO of Nintendo of America. He joined the company in April 1985 and spent years abroad, becoming president of Nintendo of Europe in June 2000. He joined the board in June 2018 as head of marketing and publisher relations, became managing executive officer in June 2022, and from July 2023 also ran the Asia and Oceania Business Division until that role passed to Juro Takeuchi in November 2025. He has been an outside director of The Pokémon Company since May 2018.
Ko Shiota · full profile →
Senior Executive Officer, Technology Development
Ko Shiota is senior executive officer and a board director of Nintendo, and senior general manager of the Technology Development Division, the hardware group that designed Nintendo Switch 2. He joined in April 1992 as a console developer and has led hardware development since September 2015. He joined the board as senior executive officer in June 2017 and, since July 2023, has also been executive supervisor of the Manufacturing Division, which covers the Uji Plant in Kyoto Prefecture.
Yusuke Beppu · full profile →
Senior Executive Officer, Corporate Planning
Yusuke Beppu is senior executive officer and a board director of Nintendo, and senior director of the Corporate Planning Department, where he works on management strategy and on partnerships with outside companies, including in the film business. He joined Nintendo in May 2001 and in March 2009 became president of Wii no MA, renamed Nintendo Network Services in October 2012. He ran the Business Development Division from September 2015, became an executive officer in June 2019, took over corporate planning in July 2022, was promoted to senior executive officer in June 2023 and joined the board in June 2024.
Yoshiaki Koizumi · full profile →
Senior Executive Officer
Yoshiaki Koizumi is a senior executive officer of Nintendo and a senior figure in its Entertainment Planning and Development Division, known as the general producer of the original Nintendo Switch. He joined Nintendo in 1991 after graduating from Osaka University of Arts, and worked on the Mario and The Legend of Zelda series, including directing Super Mario Galaxy. He was deputy general manager of Entertainment Planning and Development from 2015 and became a senior executive officer in 2020.
Devon Pritchard · full profile →
President, Nintendo of America
Devon Pritchard has been president of Nintendo of America and an executive officer of Nintendo since January 1, 2026, the first woman to lead the U.S. subsidiary, succeeding Doug Bowser who retired at the end of 2025. She joined Nintendo of America in 2006 and held business affairs and publisher relations roles before being named executive vice president of sales, marketing and communications in July 2022, after acting in the job since November 2021. Before her promotion she was executive vice president of revenue, marketing and consumer experience.