press release
Notice on the appointment of CEO
SNK CORPORATION (Headquarters: Suita City, Osaka Prefecture, Company Chairman and President: Ge Zhihui) is pleased to announce that Kenji Matsubara will be Chief Executive Officer on August 1, 2021.
We warmly welcome Mr. Matsubara who has a wealth of business expertise and experience in leading the game industry. He brought tangible success to prestigious companies with his extensive experience in game software development, marketing, and sales both in Japan and overseas. We will aim for further growth and an increase in corporate value under his leadership. With the appointment of Kenji, we promise that SNK is positioning itself for a new phase of growth and development.
Details
[Kenji Matsubara Profile]
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Name |
Kenji Matsubara |
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Date of Birth |
February 16, 1962 (59 years old) |
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Job title |
CEO |
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Inauguration date |
August 1, 2021 |
[Biography]
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Education |
March 1986 |
Completed the Master’s Program in Information Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
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June 1997 |
MBA, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Career History |
April 1986 |
Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
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August 1997 |
Joined Oracle Corporation Japan |
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December 2001 |
Joined Koei Co., Ltd. (currently Koei Tecmo Games Co., Ltd.) |
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June 2007 |
Representative Director and President of Koei Co., Ltd. |
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April 2009 |
Representative Director and President of Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd. |
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May 2011 |
CEO and President of Zynga Japan Co., Ltd. |
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October 2014 |
CTO and Director of SEGA Networks Co., Ltd. |
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April 2017 |
COO and President of SEGA Games Co., Ltd. |
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April 2020 |
CPO of SEGA Games Co., Ltd. |
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