A report from
MMCafe on management changes in SNKP
"Effective November 1, SNKPlaymore has assigned Masao Ohata, age 53, as its corporate president. Ohata has a colorful history in the American videogame industry. A graduate of Japan's Chuo University in economics, Ohata was the president of Jaleco USA until he moved to Time Warner Interactive as head of International operations in 1995. He went on to Midway Amusement as vice president before moving to Bandai America in 2001 as vice president, then to Acrodea America in 2009 as president and CEO.
An official press release is scheduled by SNK Playmore on November 21."