Koei Tecmo Holdings appoints Hisashi Koinuma as president and CEO

Yoichi Erikawa to become representative director and chairman.

Hisashi Koinuma, who currently serves as the representative director and executive vice president of Koei Tecmo Holdings, will replace Yoichi Erikawa as company president and CEO, effective April 1, 2025, Koei Tecmo announced.

Koinuma joined the company in April 1994 and previously served as chief operating officer of Koei Tecmo Games.

As part of the leadership change, Koei Tecmo is restructuring its corporate governance to separate business execution from management supervision.

Yoichi Erikawa, co-founder of Koei and more commonly known as Kou Shibusawa, will transition to representative director and chairman of Koei Tecmo Holdings. His wife Keiko Erikawa, also a co-founder, will transition from representative director and chairman to director and chairman emeritus, as well as representative director and president of Koei Tecmo Corporate Finance, which will be established on April 1.

Koei Tecmo Corporate Finance will take over the investment functions of Koei Tecmo Games through an absorption-type company split. The move aims to strengthen governance related to investments and improve cash management across the company.