Hiroshi Maeda

Background

About Hiroshi Maeda

30ICT201210ICT20159Wiko20178CloudMade20185Cogniance10 In 2018 Oct, I moved to Cogniance that is parent company of CloudMade. In 2017 Aug I joined CloudMade to support Japan Business Development. In 2015 Sept, I have joined Wiko and main responsibility is build local branch company in Japan and its operation. Before join Wiko, I established la innovaciones Co, Ltd (former SysOmega Co, Ltd) on Oct 2012 and providing solutions and create strategic partnership with mobile & ICT industry. In 2004,I had joined Nokia Corporation to lead Software Platform strategic alliance activity to Japan’s operators and OEMs. After changed Japan’s S/W platform war and termination of Nokia’s device business in Japan, I took over part of responsibility for sales and marketing activity. And I am more forcing strategy work for Nokia’s reentry scenario of terminal business in Japan. In addition, I was strongly involved acquisition of Symbian Ltd. for Japanese side. Before Nokia, I joined Microsoft in 2001, to lead and manage the Business Development activity in Mobile Device Virtual Team Microsoft Co. Ltd, with responsibility to develop software licensing strategy and strategic alliances with key wireless operators and mobile device OEMs. Prior to joining Microsoft, I worked at Symbian Ltd, leading the Sales Group of Symbian (Japan), with responsibility for creating the software licensing strategy. I was also appointed member of commercial board.Prior to Symbian I worked Cadence Design Systems Japan to licensed both innovative technology and provided design services. At Motorola Ltd, I supervised promotion of the first TACS cellular subscriber product in Japan.