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\n Yu Sasamoto will succeed Maya Hari as she is promoted to lead Twitter\u2019s Global Strategy and Operations <\/p>\n

SINGAPORE –\u00a0Media OutReach<\/a>\u00a0– 22 April 2021\u00a0<\/b>–\u00a0Today, Twitter
\nannounces that Yu Sasamoto has been appointed to Vice President for the unified
\nregion of Twitter Japan, South Korea and Asia Pacific (JAPAC), effective from 1
\nMay 2021. Yu has been promoted to this newly expanded regional role, succeeding
\nMaya Hari, who has been promoted to a global role as Twitter’s Vice President
\nof Global Strategy and Operations (GSO).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Yu Sasamoto,
\nVice President of Japan & Asia Pacific, Twitter <\/p>\n

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Yu has led Twitter
\nJapan and South Korea for the past seven years and will now be responsible for
\nTwitter’s advertising business across the JAPAC region; including Australia,
\nGreater China, Japan, India, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and South Korea. Yu
\nwill move to Twitter’s Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore for this expanded
\nregional role. He will continue to serve as the General Manager of Twitter
\nJapan and head of Twitter Client Solutions in Japan until his successor is
\nhired in Tokyo.<\/p>\n

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Yu Sasamoto, VP of Japan and Asia
\nPacific, Twitter<\/b> added, “I’m thrilled and honoured to be tasked with leading
\nthe powerhouse that is the new unified JAPAC region for Twitter, and working
\nclosely with our world-class talent across the region. Not only does Asia boast
\na rich, diverse culture and society, it also breathes innovation and vibrancy –
\nand being at Twitter means we get to be on the pulse of everything that’s
\nhappening. I’m looking forward to bringing more people, communities, brands and
\npartners to Twitter as we build on the incredible business momentum from Maya’s
\nleadership across the region.”<\/p>\n

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Embeddable Link: https:\/\/twitter.com\/yusasamoto\/status\/1385035734277496838<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Before
\njoining Twitter, Yu’s previous experience includes serving as CEO of MTV Japan,
\nManaging Executive Officer of Microsoft’s Greater Asia Pacific Region for two
\nyears, and COO of restaurant search engine and review site ASKU (which he
\nfounded) for two years. Yu earned an MBA from the New York University Stern
\nSchool of Business and a BA in Law from Dokkyo University in Japan. Follow him
\nat @yusasamoto<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n

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Maya Hari, Vice
\nPresident of Global Strategy and Operations, Twitter<\/p>\n

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After four years of
\nleading Twitter’s Asia Pacific business (excluding Japan and South Korea), Maya
\nwill now lead a global team focused on customers and revenue
\nproduct strategy, operations, innovation and automation to enable commercial
\nand content partnerships efforts around the world. She will still continue to be
\nbased in Singapore and her global appointment aligns with the company’s overall
\nbelief that having more leaders and employees living and working in places that
\nare representative of all perspectives and cultures will help Twitter be a
\nbetter service and company.<\/p>\n

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Maya Hari, VP of Global Strategy and
\nOperations, Twitter<\/b> said “Asia has seen tremendous growth
\nfor us in recent years, with this only accelerating during the COVID pandemic
\nas people across the region connected more with their interests and communities
\nvirtually. We are delighted that Yu-san will be stepping into this expanded
\nrole – it is a testament to everything he’s achieved at Twitter to date,
\nleading Japan to become among our largest revenue markets globally. In my new
\nrole, I am excited to work with him and our other international leaders to grow
\nour businesses around the world and find new opportunities for Twitter to serve
\nthe global public conversation.”<\/p>\n

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Embeddable Link: https:\/\/twitter.com\/maya_hari\/status\/1385036199274811394<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Prior to joining
\nTwitter in 2014, Maya spent over 15 years in the digital media, mobile and
\neCommerce industries across the US and in Asia Pacific for brands such as
\nSamsung, Google, Microsoft and Cisco. She was also responsible for launching
\nand bringing Internet and mobile offerings to top tier publications such as
\nVogue, GQ and Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller in Asia. She holds an MBA from INSEAD and an
\nMS in Engineering from Utah State University. Maya can be found at @maya_hari<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n

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