Ikuo Hentona

Ikuo Hentona has a diverse work experience spanning over three decades. Ikuo is currently serving as the General Manager of Business Development at Densan System Co Ltd since March 2021. Prior to this, they held the position of General Manager at Uhuru Corporation from April 2018 to February 2021.

Before joining Uhuru Corporation, Ikuo worked at Flect Co. Ltd as the Director of Business Development from January 2016 to March 2018. During their time there, they reported to the COO and focused on sales, marketing, and partnership alliances. Ikuo successfully increased sales of partner alliances by five times compared to the previous year and attracted investments of $5 million from Salesforce Ventures and Draper Nexsus.

From 2010 to 2015, Ikuo worked at rakumo Inc., where they held the role of Sales and Business Development Manager. Ikuo was responsible for developing and selling SaaS applications on platforms such as Gsuite and Salesforce. Under their leadership, sales grew by 200% every year, and the company received recognition for their cloud application for Google, enhancing their market share.

Earlier in their career, Ikuo held various positions at SAS, Dun & Bradstreet, Dell EMC, CommerceOne, tandem computers, and Nihon Unisys, Ltd. These roles included Sales Director, Director, Sales Manager, and Sales Representative, where they demonstrated their expertise in sales, business development, and building strategic partnerships.

Overall, Ikuo Hentona has a proven track record of driving sales growth, building alliances, and developing successful business strategies across multiple industries and companies throughout their career.

Ikuo Hentona attended Surugadai University from 1987 to 1991, where they pursued a Bachelor's degree in the Faculty of Law, specializing in M&A (mergers and acquisitions).