As Vice-President, Japan, Yukihiro Mitani leads GoldSpot Media’s business development, sales and customer support for the company’s Japanese operations. Yukihiro has more than 25 years experience developing new business, technical features and services in the mobile telecommunications, e-commerce, security, smartcard and industrial measurement industries. Prior to GoldSpot Media, Yukihiro was General Manager of Vodafone’s R&D Group in Japan, where he led development of several breakthrough products in the mobile industry, including the world’s first mobile commerce payment system, content certificate system, wireless wallet phone and handset motion-sensing features. Prior to Vodafone, he held various positions at Schlumberger, where he worked for several years at multiple global locations. Yukihiro holds an MS in Seismology from the Tokyo Institute of Technology and a BS in Petroleum and Mining from Waseda University.
