Reggie Fils-Aimé

Reginald FilsAimé ˈfiːsəmeɪ FEEsəmay born March 25 1961 is an American businessman best known for being the president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America the North American branch of the Japanese video game company Nintendo from 2006 to 2019 Prior to his promotion to president and COO FilsAimé was Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing FilsAimé gained celebrity status among gamers following his appearance at Nintendos E3 2004 press conference in May 2004 and helped to revitalize Nintendos image as a major contender among the other video game console makers Sony Interactive Entertainment and Microsoft FilsAimé had held previous sales and marketing executive roles at Procter Gamble Pizza Hut Guinness Derby Cycle Panda Express and VH1 FilsAimé retired as president of Nintendo of America on April 15 2019 after an announcement on February 21 and was succeeded by Doug Bowser He subsequently became a Leader in Residence at Cornell University and later named to the Board of Directors for Brunswick Corporation GameStop and Spin Master Description above from the Wikipedia article Reggie FilsAimé licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia