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Currently, Satoru Shibata occupies the position of Director, General Manager-Sales & Operations at Nintendo Co., Ltd. He is also on the board of The Pokémon Co. In the past he occupied the position of Managing Director at Nintendo of Europe GmbH.

Satoru Shibata currently works at Regional Economy Vitalization Corp.
of Japan, as Managing Director.

Satoru Shibata worked as an Independent Outside Director at Star Flyer, Inc. from 2017 to 2019.

Mr. Hidetoshi Shibata is a Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Renesas Electronics Corp. He is on the Board of Directors at Global Semiconductor Alliance. Mr. Shibata was previously employed as an Outside Director by Nihon Inter Electronics Corp., an Outside Director by Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd., and a Managing Director-Investment Business Group by Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, Ltd.

Currently, Makoto Shibata holds the position of Auditor of West Japan Railway Co. Mr. Shibata received an undergraduate degree from the University of Tokyo.

Mr. Yutaka Shibata is on the Board of Directors at Asahi Kasei Corp.

Hiroyuki Shibata holds the position of President & Representative Director at Shinkin Central Bank and Auditor at Shinkin Capital Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Shinkin Central Bank).

Currently, Koji Shibata holds the position of Senior Executive Officer & Head-Group IT at ANA HOLDINGS INC. He is also on the board of Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. and Vietnam Airlines JSC.

Currently, Futoshi Shibata is Director & Manager-Corporate Planning at COSMOS Pharmaceutical Corp. He is also on the board of Cosmos Corp. KK and Green Flash KK.

Presently, Satoru Katsuno is Chairman for Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. In the past Mr. Katsuno occupied the position of Chairman for Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. He received an undergraduate degree from Keio University.

Satoru Iwata|岩田 聡|Iwata Satoru|extra=born December 6, 1959}} is a Japanese businessman and the fourth president and CEO of Nintendo Co., Ltd., and CEO of Nintendo of America. When he worked as a programmer at HAL Laboratory in his early career he was considered to be a "genius programmer".Citation needed|date=April 2014 He joined Nintendo in 2000, and succeeded Hiroshi Yamauchi as the company's president in May 2002. Barron's Magazine named Iwata one of the world's top CEOs, due mostly to the Wii sales, as well as Nintendo's increased stock price. He is the first Nintendo president who is unrelated to the Yamauchi family through blood or marriage.

Biography

Early life
Satoru Iwata was born and raised in Sapporo, Japan. He expressed interest in the creation of video games early on, and began producing electronic games at his home during his high school years. The several simple number games Iwata produced made use of an electronic calculator he shared with his schoolmates. Following high school, Iwata was admitted to the Tokyo Institute of Technology, where he majored in computer science. While attending the school, he did freelance work for HAL Laboratory, Inc., a subsidiary of Nintendo, as a programmer.

Career
thumb|Satoru Iwata presenting a Wii console prototype at Nintendo's 2005 E3 press conference

After completing college, Iwata joined HAL Laboratory in a full-time capacity. Iwata was eventually promoted to president of HAL in 1993. As one of his first changes as CEO of Nintendo of America, Iwata decided that they wouldn't hold large press conferences at E3, and instead have several smaller events, each aimed at a certain demographic.{{cite web|last=Goldfarb|first=Andrew|title=No Nintendo Press Conference at E3 2013|url=>

Mr. Satoru Tsutsumi is on the Board of Directors at Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. Mr. Tsutsumi was previously employed as a Representative Director & Vice President by Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd., a Representative Director, EVP & Head-Finance by The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Investment Portfolio), and a Chief Investment Officer by DIAM Co., Ltd.

Satoru Yonezawa holds the position of Manager-Business Administration at Tosoh Corp.

Satoru Hagiwara is currently the Chairman at Toray Films Europe SAS and the Representative Director, Head-Legal & Compliance at Toray Industries, Inc. He previously served as the Chairman at Toray Plastics Europe and as the Managing Director & General Manager-Film Business at Toray Industries, Inc. from 1981 to 2017.

Currently, Satoru Komiya holds the position of President, Group CEO & Representative Director at Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. and Chairman at Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.). He received an undergraduate degree from School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo.

Satoru Mouri occupies the position of Director, Vice President & GM-Operations at Hino Motors, Ltd. He previously held the position of General Manager-Domestic Sales Business at Toyota Motor Corp. He received an undergraduate degree from Kyushu University.

Satoru Matsuzaki is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 6 different companies and is President & Representative Director at Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. and President & Representative Director at Muji House Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.). Mr. Matsuzaki previously occupied the position of Chairman at Muji Beijing Co. Ltd., Chairman of Muji Shanghai Co. Ltd., Chairman at Muji Shenzhen Co. Ltd. and President & Director at Muji Hong Kong Co. Ltd.

Satoru Inoue is MD, Head-Technology, Research & Development at Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. and President & Representative Director at DNK Co. Ltd. (a subsidiary of Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.).

Satoru Takahama is currently the President & Representative Director at JALUX, Inc. and the Managing Director at Sojitz Europe Plc.
Previously, he worked as the Director at The Japanese School Ltd.
in 2018 and as the Chief Information Officer and Head of Sales & Operations at Sojitz Corp.

Satoru Nishibori is currently the Chairman at FIDEA Holdings Co., Ltd.
and a Director at The Shonai Bank Ltd.
He previously served as the President & Chief Executive Officer at Mizuho Bank Ltd.
(Old) from 2010 to 2013.
He also held the position of President & Chief Executive Officer at Mizuho Financial Strategy Co., Ltd.
in 2008.
Additionally, he was a Managing Director at Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. from 2009 to 2010.
He has also worked as an Executive Officer at Mizuho Bank Ltd.
and as an Officer at Fuji Bank Ltd.

Satoru Tamura is currently working as the Chief Risk Officer & Senior Executive Officer at MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

Kenichi Shibata worked at HIRAGA Co., Ltd.
from 1991 to 2016, where he held the position of Director & General Manager-Production from 2015 to 2016.
He also worked as an Auditor at Image Co., Ltd.
(Osaka).

Kenichi Shibata has worked as the Chief Operating Officer at Venture Republic, Inc. since 2001.

Norihiko Shibata currently works as a General Manager-Sales & Marketing at JP Steel Plantech Co.

Hirotsugu Shibata is currently the President & Representative Director at Parco-City Co., Ltd.
He previously worked as an Outside Director at Stylife Corp.
and as an Executive Officer-Store Operations Department at PARCO Co., LTD.
from 1983 to 2011.

Hironobu Shibata is currently the Director, Executive Officer & Manager-Technology at Plat'Home Co., Ltd.
He completed his undergraduate degree at Kokugakuin University.

Toshiaki Shibata is currently the President & Chief Executive Officer at Itochu Kenzai Corp.
He previously worked as an Auditor at Daiken Corp.

Yuji Shibata currently works at Zenrin Co., Ltd., as Independent Outside Director from 2018, PLATZ Co., Ltd., as Independent Outside Director from 2018, and Yuji Shibata CPA Office, as President from 2016.

Ryuichi Shibata has held the following positions in his career: President & Director at NHK Spring Thailand Co. Ltd.
and Senior Managing Executive Officer at NHK Spring Co., Ltd.

Noboru Shibata served as a Managing Director at Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
from 2011 to 2014.

Eiji Shibata was the President & Representative Director of Maxvalu Kyushu Co., Ltd.
He was also the Representative Director, EVP & Head-Products of AEON RETAIL Co., Ltd.
and the Executive Officer & Head-Products of AEON Co., Ltd.
from 2015 to 2019.

Mr. Eiichi Shibata is a Managing Executive Officer at Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.
He is on the Board of Directors at Daiwa House Logistics Trust.
Mr. Shibata was previously employed as a Member-Supervisory Board by Daiwa House Modular Europe BV.
He also served on the board at Cosmos Initia Co., Ltd., Castlerock Communities, JUST Logistics KK, Nippon Butsuryu Management, Inc., Rawson Group Pty Ltd., Trumark Cos.
LLC, Wakamatsu Konpou Unyu Soko, Inc. and Wakamatsu Unyu KK.
He received his undergraduate degree from Keio University.

Shin Shibata is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Net Protections Holdings, Inc. He is also the Chairman at NP Taiwan, Inc. Additionally, he serves as the Representative Director at Net Protections, Inc. Mr. Shibata completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Hitotsubashi in 1998.

Shibata Katsumi currently works as a General Director at Furukawa Automotive Systems, Inc.

Yoichi Shibata has worked at Seiko Electric Co., Ltd.
since 1988.
His current position is Director & Senior General Manager-Sales, which he started in 2019.

Koichiro Shibata worked as a Representative Director, EVP & Head-IT Planning at Kobe Steel, Ltd.
from 2018 to 2023.

Iwao Shibata is currently the President, CEO & Representative Director at Aoba-BBT, Inc. He is also the Representative Director at IS Sogo Kenkyusho KK, the President & Representative Director at Aoba International Educational Systems KK, the President & Representative Director at Gendai Yoji Kiso Kyoiku Kaihatsu KK, the Director at Little Angels Gakuen KK, the Director at ITpreneurs Japan, the Representative Director at Foreign Embassies Friendship Association, and the Secretary General at Business Breakthrough University.
Previously, he held the position of President & Representative Director at Summerhill International KK.

Akira Shibata is the founder of Shiroyagi Corp.
which was founded in 2013.
He held the title of Representative Director & Chief Scientist.
Dr. Shibata's former jobs include working as a Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. and as a Researcher at New York University.
Dr. Shibata earned a doctorate degree from the University of London in 2007.

Kazuo Shibata worked as the Head of Legal Affairs, Compliance & Inspection at Kanematsu Corp..
Mr. Shibata attended the University of Hitotsubashi where he received an undergraduate degree in 1981.

Yasuhiro Shibata currently works at Ryoden Corp., as Deputy Manager-Accounting.

Yoshiaki Shibata is currently the President & Representative Director at Tohatsu KK.
Previously, he worked as a Director & Executive Officer at Carlit Holdings Co., Ltd.
from 2018 to 2019.
Before that, he was an Executive Officer and Manager-Accounting & IR Contact at Japan Carlit Co., Ltd.
in 2013.
He also worked as an Auditor at Namitakiko Co., Ltd.

Hiroshi Shibata worked at HIRAYAMA Holdings Co. Ltd.
from 1995 to 2017.
He held the position of Director & General Manager-Administration from 2010 to 2017.

SaiwaiIchiro Shibata is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Diamond Head Co. Ltd.
and a Non-Executive Director at Consadole Co., Ltd.

Yohichi Shibata is currently a Director at PFS (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
and a Director at Eastern Premium Service Co. Ltd.
He was previously an Independent Non-Executive Director at Eastern Commercial Leasing PCL from 2016 to 2020 and a Managing Director at IDOM, Inc. Mr. Shibata obtained an undergraduate degree from Meiji Gakuin University.