Genyo Takeda (Representative Director and Technology Fellow) is retiring from Nintendo. He will be replaced by Ko Shiota (current position: Executive Officer and General Manager of Platform Technology Development Division).Takeda has been with the company since 1972. He is mostly known for his contribution to hardware, but he's also known for several games, being the creator of Punch-Out.He's been with the company for 45 years. End of an era.Source: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170427_5e.pdf