Reginald Fils-Aimé was the president and CEO of Nintendo of America from 2006 to 2019. He had just joined the company and there for only about a week when he had to work with Nintendo's retail partners because they literally did not have enough copies of Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Emerald for the Christmas Rush.

Website: http://reggiefils-aime.com/ | X @Reggie

Official Bio:

Reggie is an award-winning innovator and disruptor most recognized as the former President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America, the largest division of the Japanese entertainment company Nintendo Co., Ltd. In this capacity, he helped bring the Nintendo DS, the Wii, the Nintendo 3DS, the Wii U and the Nintendo Switch to the global marketplace.

Reggie joined Nintendo of America Inc. in December 2003 as Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing. In May 2006, he was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer. He ran the day-to-day operations of Nintendo of America and was responsible for all activities for Nintendo in the United States, Canada and Latin America. In 2016, Reggie was appointed to the global Executive Officer committee for Nintendo Co., Ltd. He retired in April 2019 and in October 2019 was inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame. Reggie graduated from Cornell’s Dyson School and launched a 35+ year career spanning the consumer-packaged goods, restaurant, beverage, and media/entertainment industries.