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Article: Video Game Maker Sega Names New Chairman
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- February 17, 2004
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AP Online
02-17-2004
Dateline: TOKYO
Japanese video game company Sega Corp. on Tuesday named a new chairman in a realignment of top management at the company behind Sonic the Hedgehog, selecting an executive from pinball machine maker Sammy Corp. which recently became its biggest shareholder.
Hajime Satomi, Sammy's 62-year-old president, replaced Hideki Sato, who takes the position of vice chairman of the new board.
The announcement came two months after Sammy, a leading manufacturer of pinball machines, purchased a 22.4 ...