To succeed Kunio Ikoma, who has moved within the toyco to the post of SVP of corporate planning, Paul Hausback has been brought on as Bandai America’s new CFO.
He’ll be reporting directly to CEO Masayuki Matsuo and will manage all financial and fiscal management aspects, as well as overseeing the company’s finance, operations, human resources, legal and business affairs, and information services groups.
Hausback comes to Bandai most recently from The Walt Disney Company, where he held various exec roles for the past 13 years in finance and biz operations in consumer products, interactive gaming, internet, mobile and retail businesses. He also has 25 years of experience under his belt in the finance, business and strategic planning and operations management sectors.