Masaya Nakamura (Namco)

was a Japanese businessman. He was the founder of Namco. He was sometimes called the "father of Pac-Man". He was the CEO of Namco until he stepped down in 2002. He also produced movies for entertainment company Nikkatsu. He was born in Tokyo.
On 30 January 2017, it was announced that Nakamura died on 22 January at the age of 91.