Current Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has been named as one of the top CEOs in the world by Forbes, proudly reaching a top ten spot alongside some very big names indeed.
There are several reasons behind his inclusion in this list, mainly regarding his efforts surrounding the successful takeover from the late Satoru Iwata. His employees have commended him for his excellent communication skills, and his focus on uniting the company has resulted in praise and good spirits being shared between himself and his team of workers.
Of course, under his reign the company has seen success from Pokémon GO and Fire Emblem Heroes on mobile devices, as well as the incredible launch of the Nintendo Switch which broke console release records left, right, and centre during its first year on sale. He may well be handing over his presidential responsibilities next month, but it seems Kimishima has left a very strong and respected impact on the company.
If you're interested, here is the full top ten list in alphabetical order:
- Bernard Hees (Kraft Foods)
- Denise Morrison (Campbell Soup)
- Dirk Van de Put (Mondelez International)
- Fabrizio Freda (Estée Lauder Companies)
- Giorgio Armani (Giorgio Armani)
- Jeff Weiner (LinkedIn)
- Keith Barr (InterContinental Hotels Group)
- Ralph Hamers (ING)
- Sundar Pichai (Google)
- Tatsumi Kimishima (Nintendo)
[source forbes.com, via reputationinstitute.com]
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Who knew putting a business man in charge of a business would turn it around to success.
Who is number 1 ?
@Anti-Matter I am.
Tatsumi Kimishima is the man 😀
Nintendo didn’t just turn things around, they went back to all-time highs. So very few companies have ever done that, certainly not in the tech sector. It’s an incredible testament to the brand and the solid creators at Nintendo. I’m sure Kimishima executed well but it was not down to one man, rather a long history of knowing their market and where to find unique entry points.
@Anti-Matter
You are Number Six.
@RetroGamerAndrew He's not a number, he's a human being
@Octane All hail Octane!!
Pretty weird to see Ralph Hamers on that list.
@FragRed (laughs)
Chuck norris is NR1 but they could not write his name with a pen it suddenly exploded. When they tried to type it, the computer crashed.
all these successful people are top 10 because chuck wanted it.
Congrats!
You can find this on Forbes.com, not just the Japanese site. The actual work was done by the reputation institute (US based) who normally focus on corporate reputation but have now published a CEO specific report.
Where's Mark Zuckerburg?
JK
Fair play. The fella can stand on his record.
Congratulations to Mr. Kimishima and team! To answer @Anti-Matter: Google CEO Sundar Pichai topped the list. Full report here for anyone interested: https://www.reputationinstitute.com/ceo-reptrak
@RepInstitute Any report that ranks the Nintendo CEO high in a scale where Google is the best makes me either question the report or question Nintendo.....
@NEStalgia Both CEOs are doing great things in their own right.
@Executer66 I admit it, I laughed at your joke!
Obviously, I wouldn't even soil a piece of toilet paper with Zuckerberg's name, let alone a list of good CEO's!
@NEStalgia It is a list from Forbes magazine. They have a totally different set of priorities, although I think there is perhaps some overlap with what actual humans would believe is important, based on the fact that Kimishima-san is on the list.
My big WTF is the CEO of LinkedIn. I guess he has done a good job, I haven't gotten any 1am spam invites from LinkedIn any time recently (or maybe my spam filter has finally figured things out?).
Way to be, Mr. Tatsumi! You deserve it! 😊
@RepInstitute I'm not sure I'd rank Google or most of the rest of Big Data anywhere near "good things"...good for investors which is probably the scope here in Forbes. Good by any measure other than investor returns.... not sure I'd go that far.
We study reputation and find that financial performance often does not equate to strong corporate or CEO reputation. The good things we're referring to include corporate social responsibility and CEO activism. Our CEO study specifically focuses on leadership, responsibility, influence, and management, all areas where Mr Kimishima excels. Take a look at the study, if you'd like: https://www.reputationinstitute.com/ceo-reptrak
Not surprised. Well deserved.
Well deserved. Made all the "business" moves, and that's why Switch was successful. Gonna miss him, but gonna stay optimistic too.
@NEStalgia
Well, the name of the game is profit. And Google is raking that in hand over fist.
Everything else is noise.
@Anti-Matter We are.
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