SNK Corporation CEO Kenji Matsubara transitions to advisory role
The Chairman of SNK's board will take the role of interim CEO as the company sorts out its next official appointee to the position.
A major shake-up is happening in the leadership at SNK Corporation. Kenji Matsubara, CEO of the Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves developer, will step down from the position and transfer to an advisory role. In the meantime, the Chairman of the Board will act as the interim CEO of the company while a suitable candidate for the role is determined.
The SNK Corporation announced the details of the CEO transition in a press release posted on the company’s website this week. There, the company lays out the details of the transition:
Source: SNK
SNK Corporation just released Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves in April, which was received well among critics, including here at Shacknews. Unfortunately, sales reports from Famitsu in Japan, and data from SteamDB about the game’s PC player count, don’t speak highly of sales or attention for the game since its release. While SNK’s statement doesn’t paint Fatal Fury’s release as related to the leadership transition, it’s difficult to imagine the two matters are unrelated.
Regardless, the transition will be effective immediately as SNK goes searching for its new CEO. Stay tuned to the SNK topic as we watch for further updates.
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replyTJ Denzer posted a new article, SNK Corporation CEO Kenji Matsubara transitions to advisory role
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Interesting. I'm curious what kind of moves SNK makes after getting City of the Wolves out the door. Maybe we'll see a bit of that direction at Evo.
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