Mercari
Hiroaki (Hiro) Shintani currently serves as the VP and Chief Information Officer at Mercari, Inc., starting in October 2023. Previously, Hiro held the position of Vice General Manager of Corporate IT at Rakuten from July 2022 to September 2023, overseeing a global IT organization with over 300 staff members across various regions. Their extensive experience at Rakuten includes roles such as VP of Corporate IT for the Americas, General Manager of the CTO Office for the E-Commerce Company, and Vice Department Manager of the Rakuten Ichiba Development Department, where Hiro managed large teams and facilitated technology improvements. Earlier in Hiro's career at Hewlett-Packard, important roles included Technical Consultant and Systems Engineer/Project Manager, focusing on enterprise IT systems for major Japanese enterprises. Hiro holds an accelerated MBA from USC Marshall School of Business and both a Master's and Bachelor's degree in engineering from The University of Tokyo.
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Mercari
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Mercari Group is a Japan-based corporate group operating in both Japan and the US under a mission of “create value in a global marketplace where anyone can buy & sell.” Mercari Group operates several businesses. The first is Mercari, Japan’s largest marketplace app allowing anyone to enjoy easily buying and selling items from their smartphone. Additionally, the Group offers Merpay, a simple, entirely in-app payment service, and Mercari Shops (Souzoh), an e-commerce platform for small businesses. Most recently, the Group established Merlogi as well, as a new company to bring greater innovation to the logistics industry going forward.