Hiroshi Tobisawa takes the reins in both the USA and Europe

Capcom has announced the promotion of Hiroshi Tobisawa, currently
head of worldwide marketing at the company, to the dual roles of president of
Capcom Eurosoft and president of Capcom USA.

Tobisawa-san, who has been with Capcom since 1997 when he joined the company
to head up corporate planning in Japan, will replace William Gardner, who retired
in September after six years at the helm in the USA and Europe.

“I have known Hiroshi Tobisawa for many years and have enormous respect
for his management abilities so it is with great honor that I make this appointment,”
according to Capcom chairman and president Kenzo Tsujimoto. “His knowledge
of the operations in our Japan office can only strengthen the U.S. and European
operations and this exchange of communication can only benefit Capcom.”

Tobisawa-san will be responsible for overseeing all of the company’s North
American and European businesses, and will report directly to Tsujimoto-san
in Japan. Part of his brief in the new role will be strengthening the relations
between the Japanese and overseas divisions in order to ensure the development
of successful products for western markets.

Source: gameindustry.biz

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