Sadamu Tachiba

Sadamu Tachiba currently holds the position of Vice Senior Manager in the Area Partnership Promotion Division within the Regional Revitalization Business at Rakuten, starting in April 2023. Previous roles include Group Head at SmartNews and General Manager at ASICS Japan Corporation. Tachiba also served as Manager for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic & Paralympic Business and Senior Manager in the Sports & Entertainment Section at Rakuten. Earlier experiences encompass various managerial roles in strategic alliances and marketing at Rakuten, along with positions as Senior Marketing Specialist at Microsoft and Content Producer at both Bitway and Toppan Printing. Sadamu Tachiba earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Transportation and Materials Moving from Meiji University between 1994 and 1998.