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

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

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, 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.

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).

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.

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=>

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

Hiroshi Shibata worked as a Senior Managing Representative Director at Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.
from 2015 to 2017.

Yuji Shibata is currently working as an Auditor at Renova, Inc. (Japan) since 2016.
Previously, he worked as an Outside Director at Thinca Co., Ltd.
and as an Executive Officer & Manager-Internal Audit at eAccess Ltd.

Yukio Shibata is currently the President & Representative Director at Elecom Co., Ltd.
He is also a Director at DX Antenna Co., Ltd., Elecom (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd., Hagiwara Solutions Co., Ltd., Elecom Singapore Pte Ltd., Logitec Ina Solutions Co., Ltd., Elecom India Pvt Ltd., Elecom Support & Services KK, and D-CLUE Technologies Co., Ltd.
Previously, he was a Director at Elecom (UK) Ltd.

Takashi Shibata is currently the Chairman of Japan Chlorine Dioxide Industry Association since 2011 and the President & Representative Director of Taiko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
since 1998.
He holds a doctorate degree from Kawasaki Medical School, conferred in 1981, and another doctorate degree from Graduate School of Medicine Osaka University, conferred in 1987.

Yasushi Shibata has worked at Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
since 2014.
He currently holds the position of Director, GM-Administration & Manager-Personnel, which he started in 2017.

Yuji Shibata has worked as an Auditor at Urban Life Co., Ltd.
since 2020 and at Urban Life Juutakuhanbai KK since 2012.

Yasunari Shibata is the founder of Sora-Seed Startups Studio KK (founded in 2013) and FixboX Co., Ltd.
(founded in 2022).
He is currently a Director at Parasol, Inc., Million Plate, Inc., SALOWIN, Inc., and HiManager Co., Ltd.
He had also held the position of Outside Director at SMARTCAMP Co., Ltd.
and Kids Color, Inc. Mr. Shibata was a Director at SOMEWRITE, Inc. and held the title of Chief Financial Officer & Director at Million Plate, Inc.

Kazuma Shibata served as an Independent Outside Director at Riken Technos Corp.
and as an Auditor at National Hospital Organization.

Toshihiko Shibata currently works as a Managing Representative Director at Johoku Shinkin Bank.

Hiroshi Shibata is currently working as an Executive Officer & Head-RC Promotion at Maruo Calcium Co., Ltd.

Mitsuhiro Shibata currently works at Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
(Broker), as Analyst.

Kazuhiko Shibata worked as MD & Manager-Production Management at Fine Sinter Co., Ltd.
in 2019.

Nobuaki Shibata currently works at Diamond Co. Ltd., as President from 1987.

Tatsuji Shibata is associated with Diamond Co. Ltd.
as the founder since 1948.

Masahisa Shibata currently works at Panasonic Holdings Corp., as Head-Automotive Sales from 2021 and Automotive & Industrial Systems Co., as Senior Vice President.

Yoshiaki Shibata is currently the Director & Senior Executive Officer at Sanko Gosei Ltd., the Director at Sanko Gosei UK Ltd., the Director at SET Europe Ltd., and the President at Sanko Gosei Czech, sro.
He previously served as the President at Sanko Gosei Technology (Thailand) Ltd.

Mr. Ikuo Shibata is an Analyst at FISCO Ltd.
and The Stock Research Center.

Akihisa Shibata has worked as an Independent Outside Director at GFOOT Co., Ltd.
since 2015.

Satomi Shibata currently works at Johnan Academic Preparatory Institute, Inc., as Director from 2019, Kugahara Sports Club Co., Ltd., as Auditor from 2019, Lingo LLC KK, as Auditor from 2019, JBS Nursery Corp., as Auditor from 2019, Fairy KK, as Auditor from 2019, and Littleland KK, as Auditor from 2019.

Toyohiko Shibata worked as a Corporate Auditor at FRONTEO, Inc. from 2007 to 2011.

Ryu Shibata is currently the Vice Chairman & Secretary at North Pacific Bank, Ltd.
He previously worked as the Representative Director & Vice President at Sapporo Hokuyo Holdings, Inc.

Kotaro Shibata is currently the Chairman at AMADA Hong Kong Co., Ltd., Beijing Amada Machine & Tooling Co., Ltd., Amada (China) Co., Ltd., Amada International Industry & Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., and Amada International Trading (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
He is also an Auditor at AMADA Co., Ltd.
starting from 1980.

Yuki Shibata is currently a Director at Shinshu Meitetsu Transport Co., Ltd.
and an Outside Director at Aichi Financial Group, Inc. Previously, he worked as a Representative Director & Vice President at Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.
from 1973 to 2012.
He also served as an Independent Outside Director at The Chukyo Bank, Ltd.
and as the President & Representative Director at Meitetsu Transport Co., Ltd.

Kenji Shibata was the Chairman of DCM Homac Co., Ltd.
and also served as the Director of Development Strategy at DCM Holdings Co., Ltd.
in 2010.

Wataru Shibata is currently the Representative Director & Managing Director at Sanyei Corp.
and the President & Representative Director at SAMCO, Inc. Previously, he served as the Chairman at L&S Corp.
from 2017 to 2018, the President & Representative Director at Birkenstock Japan Co., Ltd.
from 2012 to 2022, the President at Sanyei Corp.
Hong Kong Ltd.
from 2006 to 2011, the President at Sanyei Enterprise Thailand Co., Ltd., and the President at Triace Ltd.
from 2008 to 2011.

Koichiro Shibata worked at Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.
from 1969 to 2010.
His last position was Managing Director & GM-Railroad Division in 2010.

Shoichiro Shibata formerly worked at Nitori Public Co., Ltd., as Chairman and Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd., as Director from 2005 to 2010.

Reiji Shibata is currently the Chairman at MadreX Co., Ltd., an Outside Director at Telecom Square, Inc., and the Representative Director at Indigo Blue Co., Ltd.
He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer & Representative Director at PATH Corp.
and as the Chairman at Gift Holdings, Inc. He also held positions at IMJ Corp., Pont-Neuf KK, DRESS, Inc., and Zyva Studio Co. Ltd.
Shibata received his undergraduate degree from Sophia University.