Sega today announced that the CEO of its internal development studio Hitmaker and Sega executive director Hisao Oguchi will take over as the company's new president, replacing Hideki Satou. The 52-year old Satou has been serving as president since March 2001. The appointment of the 43-year old Oguchi has to be approved by Sega's shareholders meeting in June.

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