Nintendo chief Satoru Iwata is recovering from successful bile-duct surgery

The big boss at Nintendo will miss the company’s annual shareholder meeting this week following an invasive medical procedure.

Satoru Iwata, the company’s president and chief executive officer, went through surgery last week to remove a growth from his bile duct. This medical issue will cause him to miss the upcoming shareholders meeting for Nintendo this week. Iwata says that he has resumed some work activities, but he wrote in a note to investors that he will need more time to return to a regular work schedule. The CEO missed the major Electronic Entertainment Expo conference in Los Angeles earlier this month due to these complications.