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Nintendo UK boss Simon Kemp to leave
Nintendo’s UK general manager Simon Kemp is leaving the company. Kemp replaced David Yarnton as the UK boss in 2012. He will be temporarily replaced by Stephan Bole, who is senior managing director for European subsidiaries. Nintendo is seeking a permanent replacement for Kemp. Nintendo of Europe told MCV that …
Read More »Nintendo UK veteran James Honeywell departs after 21 years
Popular Nintendo UK marketing boss James Honeywell has left Nintendo after more than two decades at the platform holder. He joined the company around the launch of Donkey Kong Country in the company’s customer service department, but his knowledge and love for Nintendo games caught the attention of higher ups, …
Read More »Nintendo UK boosts PR and marketing teams following senior departures
Nintendo has made two major hires to its UK team, following the departures of senior marketing and PR executives last year. Matthias Hempfling has joined as marketing and PR director, and Kalpesh Tailorhas come on-board as head of communications. Both join from Nintendo’s European head office in Frankfurt. In 2015, …
Read More »Nintendo UK marketing boss Shelly Pearce joins Anki
Nintendo’s UK marketing and PR director Shelly Pearce has left the platform holder after 17 years with the business. Pearce will join Anki Europe as senior marketing director. Anki is the company behind Anki Drive, which is a car game with real cars and tracks. A sort-of Mario Kart meets …
Read More »MCV Awards 2015: Nintendo UK’s James Honeywell takes away Unsung Hero prize
Nintendo UK veteran James Honeywell was declared the Unsung Hero at this year’s MCV Awards. Honeywell has been at Nintendo for 20 years, and on the night was praised for his superb product knowledge and hard work with the company, including launching the DS and 3DS consoles. In a video …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Shelly Pearce
Shelly Pearce has been one of the faces of Nintendo for over 16 years. She began as UK PR manager for THE Games – Nintendo’s UK distributor – in 1998, just after the launch of Goldeneye, and went on to handle the arrival of Pokmon in Britain. From there she …
Read More »New Nintendo UK boss named – meet Simon Kemp
Nintendo has this afternoon named the new general manager of its UK operation: Simon Kemp. Kemp hails from outside the games industry. He began his career as a graduate trainee atUnilever in 1988 and during his time thereworked across a number of different categories in a variety of commercial roles …
Read More »Nintendo expects XL Xmas for 3DS
Excitement for Wii U is building, but Nintendo is spending significant marketing money to ensure 3DS grows this season, too. Speaking to MCV in her first interview since taking the role of marketing and PR director at Nintendo UK, Shelly Pearce said the firm expects the handheld to do good …
Read More »Pearce named Nintendo UK marketing boss
Nintendo UK has named Shelly Pearce as the firm’s UK marketing and PR director. Pearce joined Nintendo in 1998 and has been head of European PR since 2002. The current Nintendo marketing team: trade marketing chief Ben Taylor, marketing manager James Honeywell and head of communications Jo Bartlett, will all …
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