Masamitsu Kitase

Masamitsu KITASE has extensive experience in corporate business development, currently serving as Senior Vice President and Head of the Corporate Business Development Division at NEC Corporation, a position held since April 1993. In this role, Masamitsu KITASE incubates new business ventures and optimizes corporate investments in the healthcare and life science sectors. Additional responsibilities at NEC include overseeing global innovation and discovering growth areas through strategic planning in various executive positions. Masamitsu KITASE also leads BIRD INITIATIVE, Inc. as CEO and President, focusing on co-creative R&D business development, and serves as a Board Member at dotData since February 2018. Educational background includes a degree from Osaka Prefecture University.