Yoshi-P set to be on the Board of Directors at SE.

[DrWho2010]

this would prob force him to give up his dual role of producer and director and just be one or the other, most likely the non-public face of producer. He would probably disappear from live letters and such, only making token appearances in public.

[Vahlnir]

this would prob force him to give up his dual role of producer and director and just be one or the other, most likely the non-public face of producer. He would probably disappear from live letters and such, only making token appearances in public.

I think he wanted to only do one or the other, anyway. Not both.

[technole]

this would prob force him to give up his dual role of producer and director and just be one or the other, most likely the non-public face of producer. He would probably disappear from live letters and such, only making token appearances in public.

Not really.

Business leaders who sit on a Board of Directors always do that job along with their regular jobs. BoDs meet every now and then about the direction of the company. Square-Enix CEO Matsuda also has a good relationship with YoshiP so this is a very natural selection considering his success of XIV over the years. Matsuda has also shown up for each expansion release date announcements, so he is very visible to the fanbase.

In the US it's even more common for a public company's Board of Directors to also be outsiders to the company. Tim Cook, CEO Apple is also on the Board of Directors at Nike. Do you think he has any less involvement at Apple? Today there is a Nike-branded Apple Watch, among other references to their relationship in both their products.