NJPW Hires A New President

Andrew Thompson May 15, 2018 12:02PM

A new head honcho in NJPW.

New Japan Pro Wrestling has hired a new President according to an article published by Tokyo Sports. Twitter user @EvanDeadlySinsW translated the article which read that the incoming President's name is Harold Meij who is 54-years old and is the first President of New Japan Pro Wrestling who is not Japanese.

NJPW has a new President, and for the first time ever, he's not Japanese.

Harold Meij (54, Dutch) has lived in Japan for 30+ yrs, is English and Japanese fluent, and a fan of pro-wrestling. He left his role as CEO of Japanese toy company TOMY last year. https://t.co/sCPMXM6zj8
— Evan (@EvanDeadlySinsW) May 13, 2018

The former President Katsuhiko Harada stepped into the position as President of the company after the President before him resigned in 2016.

As noted in the tweet above Harold Meij relinquished his role as CEO of 'TOMY' which is a Japanese toy company. The Tokyo Sports article also noted that Meij took 'TOMY' from their biggest loss in 2014 to the most profitable year in the company's history in 2017. Meij is expected to begin his obligations next month.

Meij joined TOMY in 2014, took the company from their biggest loss year in 2014 to their most profitable year ever in 2017. After leaving TOMY, he was tapped by Bushiroad President Takaaki Kidani for an executive role in NJPW. He is expected to begin as President next month. pic.twitter.com/GLDxLFTbhB
— Evan (@EvanDeadlySinsW) May 13, 2018

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NJPW Hires A New President