Taipei, Taiwan—November 11, 2013—CyberLink Corp.(5203.TW), a provider of innovative media creativity solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kenichi Takimoto as General Manager and President of CyberLink Japan, effective November 11, 2013. In his new position, Takimoto will be responsible for CyberLink’s marketing strategy, partner development, operations and business growth in Japan market.
"I am confident that Mr. Takimoto’s extensive experience and in-depth knowledge of the multimedia software industry in Japan will be key asset to our executive team," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. “We are excited to have his expertise and move forward to the next level of sales achievement in Japan.”
Kenichi Takimoto is a technology industry veteran with over 20 years of global sales experience in OEM, distribution and corporate accounts at leading software, hardware and semiconductor companies. Before joining CyberLink, Takimoto served as a Director at Gracenote, a multimedia software company for music/video recognition. Takimoto also held sales leadership position as global account manager at Freescale Semiconductor and Advanced Micro Devices.
“I am excited to join CyberLink, the global software leader in the field of digital entertainment and multimedia solutions,” said Kenichi Takimoto. “I will be looking forward to leveraging my expertise and networks to advance the marketing synergies for CyberLink.”
About CyberLink
Founded in 1996, CyberLink Corp. is the world’s leading multimedia software company. With over 100 patented technologies that provide a solid foundation on which to continuously revolutionize the way multimedia is experienced, CyberLink’s visionary outlook has allowed the company to grow rapidly. This ultimately led to a record-breaking IPO on the Taiwan Over-the-Counter Exchange (OTC: 5203) in 2000. CyberLink is currently listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: 5203.TW).
CyberLink’s broad portfolio of multimedia applications can be categorized into two main areas: Media Entertainment – PowerDVD being the flagship product in this category, provides the latest in media playback on PCs, across devices in the home network, and on-the-go with portable smart devices; and Media Creation – offers a series of software to create enticing videos & photos, author Blu-ray & DVD discs and more. CyberLink has built strategic partnerships with leading CPU and GPU providers and a solid reputation for delivering high-quality, interoperable, and fast time-to-market solutions that keep our OEM partners from top PC brands on the leading edge. CyberLink's worldwide headquarters are located in Taipei, Taiwan, with regional operations offices in North America, Japan, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The company has 700 employees worldwide, with more than 500 engineers in product design and development.
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Press Contacts:
Corporate: Anne Shih at press@cyberlink.com or by phone at: +886-2-8667-1298, ext. 2448
CyberLink Japan: Kazutaka Aiso at contact_pr_jpn@cyberlink.com or by phone at: +81-3-5875-6650
CyberLink USA: Amy Peterson at cyberlink@famapr.com or by phone at 617-986-5026.
Germany: Volker Maxisch at contact_pr_deu@cyberlink.com or by phone: +31-43-306-0797
France: Laëtitia D’Urso at contact_pr_fr@cyberlink.com or by phone: +33 (0)1 41104111
United Kingdom: Maggie Zaboura at contact_pr_uk@cyberlink.com or by phone: +44-1491-639-172
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