Sega Sammy Creation Friday introduced Naoki Kameda as its new president and CEO. The Shinagawa, Japan-based company also announced that Koichi Fukazawa has been appointed chairman.
“Naoki’s experience with developing international businesses across various sectors will be instrumental in our next phase of development and expansion,” stated a release issued by the company.
Kameda has more than 25 years of experience in the entertainment industry. During his tenure with Sega Enterprises, he worked on such projects as operations of the indoor theme park Tokyo Joypolis and the launch of home-video game consoles in international markets. He has also worked as director at Sega of America and chief operating officer and chief financial officer for Sega Networks.
Kameda has been president and COO of Sega Sammy Creation USA since April 2019.
“Sega Sammy Creation Group is still a newcomer to the gaming industry, but we have a very strong team to create and deliver machines and content, with long experience in Sega Sammy’s entertainment domain,” Kameda said in a statement. “I am honored to take this journey with the team for greater success with more products to fulfill our customer’s needs.”
