Studio Ghibli Names Kenichi Yoda Its Next President
The handoff formalizes operational control by Nippon Television, which has been Ghibli's largest shareholder since 2023.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime News Network.
Studio Ghibli announced that president Hiroyuki Fukuda will step down after the June 22 shareholders' meeting. The studio plans to appoint current board director Kenichi Yoda as his successor. Fukuda will remain on the board. Yoda, who joined the board in October 2023, has been Nippon Television's point person for Ghibli and handles event management at NTV.
Yoda joined Nippon Television Network Corporation in December 2014 after a career that began at The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper in 1999. NTV installed him on Ghibli's board in October 2023 and named him a general specialist in its content strategy division in June 2024. His background is in event management for concerts, exhibitions, and stage productions, not animation production. The appointment keeps the studio's leadership firmly inside NTV's orbit. Fukuda, who has served as NTV Holdings' president and COO since January 2025, will stay on as a Ghibli director. Co-founder Toshio Suzuki remains board chair, and Hayao Miyazaki stays as chair emeritus.
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- Anime News Network Studio Ghibli to Appoint Kenichi Yoda as Its New President in June