Tsuburaya Productions promoted former president and COO Takayuki Tsukagoshi to the position of chairman and CEO on Monday.
Tsukagoshi worked as general manager of Walt Disney Studios Japan before joining Tsuburaya Productions as president in 2017.
The Hollywood Reporter reported in December that Tsuburaya Productions tapped United States production company Starlight Runner Entertainment to reboot its Ultraman franchise outside of Japan.
The 1966 science-fiction series Ultra Q and Ultraman were created by Tsuburaya Productions founder Eiji Tsuburaya, a special-effects director on the first Godzilla film and other classics.