Doug Bowser


Doug Bowser is an American businessman. He currently serves as the president of Nintendo of America, succeeding Reggie Fils-Aimé in 2019. He has previously worked for Procter & Gamble and Electronic Arts.

Early career

Bowser graduated from the University of Utah in 1984, going on to work at Procter & Gamble from 1984 to 2007, which included serving as the director of customer marketing for the Latin American region from 1998 to 2004, and the company's Safeway customer team from 2004 to 2007. Bowser worked at Electronic Arts from 2007 through 2015, serving as vice president of global demand planning.

Nintendo

Bowser joined Nintendo in 2015 as the vice president of sales and marketing, and was promoted to senior vice president of sales and marketing in mid-2016, where he oversaw the promotion and release of the Nintendo Switch within North America.
In February 2019, Nintendo of America's president and chief operating officer Reggie Fils-Aimé announced his retirement, and Bowser was named as his successor for the company's president in April 2019. In addition to these duties, Bowser represents Nintendo for the Entertainment Software Association.
The fact that Bowser shares his surname with the main antagonist of the Mario franchise, Bowser, drew interest when Bowser was first hired by Nintendo, and was the subject of further humorous reactions online upon his promotion to president. The BBC referred to the case as "one of the most charming cases of nominative determinism ever". Nintendo referenced the name similarity as a joke during their E3 2019 Nintendo Direct presentation. Bowser said he has no issues when such jokes are made, stating "It’s a signal to me that we have an amazing, passionate following, and our fans are embracing it. It’s ironic that we share the same name, and there are times when it’ll be fun and we’ll play with it, but we’re two very, very different characters. I’m not tired of it at all though."