Hiroshi Yamauchi, former president of
Nintendo, will step down from his position on the board of the company after a shareholders meeting on June 29th. He
will, however, continue as an advisor.
Hiroshi is the great grandson of Fusajiro Yamauchi, the founder of the company. In an extremely rare move for a top board member of any company, Hiroshi turned down the retirement package he was offered, rumored to be worth over a billion Yen, preferring to see the money reinvested in the company.
Classy!
