I guess his body was ready for another tour of duty.
GameStop Announced Monday that former Nintendo America president Reggie Fils-Aimewould be stepping onto one of their board of directors seats. He’ll be joining them effective April 20th. He will be joined by William “Bill” Simon and James “J.K.” Symancyk.
The news is something of a surprise; the Regginator stepped down from his previous position to spend more time with his family. You have to imagine that the deal was pretty dang good, to get him out of retirement.
Per GameStop’s press release:
The appointments of Messrs. Fils-Aimé, Simon and Symancyk to the GameStop Board are the result of a comprehensive search process led by the Board of Directors and involving shareholder input. After years of distinguished service, four directors – Dan DeMatteo, Gerald Szczepanski, Larry Zilavy and Steve Koonin – have decided to retire from the Board, effective in June 2020, and will not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
From the same, a statement from GameStop CEO George Sherman:
The Board refreshment and governance enhancements announced today represent an important milestone in GameStop’s transformation as we continue to evolve the Company’s business strategy for long-term success. We are pleased to welcome Reggie, Bill and J.K. to the Board. They are each highly qualified and bring significant, relevant experience to our turnaround. We look forward to immediately benefitting from their expertise and perspectives as we navigate the evolving gaming and retail environments, execute on our strategic initiatives and prepare the Company to maximize value-creation associated with the next generation of console launches later this year.
Reggie Fils-Aime also tweeted about the news:
On the one hand, I kind of feel like I’ve spent the past half-decade watching GameStop crash. But on the other hand, if anyone could turn that around, it’s probably Reggie Fils-Aime.
Source: Nintendo Everything
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