As Vice President of Sales, Asia Pacific Rim, Kiyoshi is responsible for overseeing Invention Machine’s operations in Japan in support of channel partners and customers in Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.. Kiyoshi brings to Invention Machine more than 18 years of software sales and management experience. Kiyoshi joins Invention Machine from Mathsoft Engineering and Education, Inc. (acquired by Parametric Technology Corporation in April 2006), where he served as Director of Asia Pacific Sales and Marketing, first established Mathsoft’s Japan office and led direct and channel sales for the company’s North Rim territories. Prior to MathSoft, Kiyoshi worked for Cybernet Systems Co, Ltd., a Japanese-based company specializing in sales and support of scientific and engineering software, for more than fifteen years. At Cybernet, Kiyoshi's responsibilities included sales, marketing and operations. Kiyoshi holds a degree in economics from Waseda University in Tokyo. |