Former President and COO of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aimé is now part of Gamestop’s board of directors. According to an announcement from the company, he and two others joined the board and their new titles kicked in immediately.
Joining Reginald, as he is more formally called, is William “Bill” Simon, and James “J.K. Symancyk. Simon was the former President and CEO of Walmart U.S. among several other positions over the past 30 years. While Symancyk is the former President and CEO of PetSmart and Academy Sports & Outdoors and has served 25 years in other retail and consumer positions.
The three are replacing four former directors who announced they retired from the board but it won’t take effect until June. While two other directors will step down in June of 2021.
Gamestop’s CEO, George Sherman, said in a statement about the new directors,
Combined the three have a total of 90 years of experience in running companies and expanding consumer relations across the globe.
Reggie posted a statement to his personal Twitter after the announcement saying,
The Gamestop board is made up of ten directors. This news comes after the company recently overwent an entire overhaul to revamp its stores.
