It’s common to see leadership change, as it motivates people to thrive and strive, especially in big companies like Square Enix. Square Enix has done exactly that, shuffling its executive ranks and promoting several leading game developers and directors to executive officers.
Among the new executive officers are Naoki Hamaguchi, known for his work on Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and Tomoya Asano, who has been working on Bravely Default, Octopath Traveler, and Triangle Strategy. Their promotions speak for their past success, and will hopefully result in leading the company in the right direction.
Furthermore, Takamasa Shiba, Takeshi Nozue, and Takayuki Hamada are among the newly appointed ones. As such, these officers will have increased authority within their divisions and will have some very difficult responsibilities, such as executing decisions made by the Board.
It’s all for a better future, as Square Enix appoints the following people for new executive officers as of April 1st, 2024 (via Gematsu):
- Takashi Kiryu
- Tomoya Asano (New)
- Tomoyoshi Osaki
- Tsuneto Okuno
- Yoshinori Kitase
- Yosuke Saito
- Ryutaro Sasaki
- Hideaki Sato
- Takamasa Shiba (New)
- Hajime Seki
- Takeshi Nozue (New)
- Naoki Hamaguchi (New)
- Takayuki Hamada (New)
- Kei Hirono
- Katsuyoshi Matsuura
- Atsushi Matsuda
- Yuu Miyake
- Naoki Yoshida
