Nintendo of Europe president steps down after six years

The president of Nintendo of Europe has stepped down, after more than 35 years working with the company.

Stephan Bole joined Nintendo in 1993, where he was the marketing director for the company’s French arm.

When Satoru Shibata stepped down from the role of Nintendo of Europe president in 2018, Bole replaced him.

Now, six years later, Bole has stepped down, and will now be replaced by Luciano Pereña, who will serve as the CEO, president and chairman of the management board at NoE.

Pereña has been at Nintendo since February 1994, and most recently served as Nintendo of Europe’s CFO.

Laurent Fischer, who was managing director at NoE between 2006-2015 and became chief marketing officer in 2018, will be the company’s COO.

Tom Enoki, who joined Nintendo of Europe’s senior management team in 2022, has become the senior managing director for the corporate planning office.

“On behalf of the entire company, I extend my sincere thanks to Stephan Bole for his outstanding leadership and many years dedicated to Nintendo,” Pereña said in a statement.

“I am honoured to continue Nintendo’s purpose of putting smiles on faces, and I am confident that this leadership group and united European team will allow us to build on our company’s legacy of delivering unique experiences.”

Nintendo says it recently completed the reorganisation of all its European entities into a single organistion, Nintendo of Europe SE, and notes that all local offices will remain open.