Meet the Executives
Yohei Kiguchi (Founder and Chief Executive Officer)
Kiguchi majored in information business and law at Tokyo University. He met and got inspired by Mochio Umeda, known as the author of 'Web Shinkaron (2006)' while studying abroad in Silicon Valley. In his final year at college when Kiguchi was 21, he founded milog and raised $1.2M from JAFCO.
Twitter: @yoheikiguchi
Hajime Hirose (Director and Chief Operating Officer)
Born in 1973. After graduating from university in the States, he worked as an engineer in Microsoft under the internet department where he engaged in the development of Hotmail and other internet services. He was elected as a member of launching Windows Live development center in Shanghai from August 2004. As a manager, he formed a development team related to Windows Live and put great effort into the development of Windows Live Mobile, etc. After maintaining excellent results throughout 8 years of enrollment in Microsoft, he was involved in VanceInfo Technology, a listed company on the New York Stock Exchange, as Vice President.
Twitter: @Pranik
Morifumi Yamashita (FriendApp Product Manager)
Yamashita is a Product Manager of FriendApp. After taking a master's degree in Computer Science from Hokkaido University, he joined Panasonic Mobile Communication. Serving as Chief Engineer of Android phone development, he also developed his own apps including FxCamera (>5,000,000DL) and HomeSwitcher (>250,000DL). Yamashita is one of the leading Android developers in Japan.
Twitter: @yyaammaa