Unity Technologies Japan (Unity Japan) announced a change in its representative director and president on February 5, 2024. Mr. Yasumaro Matsumoto, executive officer and general manager of the industrial sales division, will take over the position of Mr. Hiroki Omae, who has served as representative director since February 2023. Additionally, Mr. Matsumoto will concurrently hold the position of General Manager of the Industrial Sales Division in Japan, as well as the same position in South Korea.
Mr. Ohmae, former CEO, worked on game development as a programmer at FromSoftware and other companies, and since 2010 has been engaged in activities to popularize Unity in the Japanese market. He participated in the launch of Unity Technologies Japan, Unity's Japanese subsidiary, in September 2011, and became the company's representative director in February 2023. It has been announced that he will become an advisor to the company after his retirement.
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Mr. Ohmae commented on his own X, “I am grateful to Unity for listening to my selfishness and for understanding my desire to return to making games someday.'' His profile text reads “Gamer (planned),” indicating his intention to become involved in game development again.
The new president, Mr. Matsumoto, has worked at KDDI, Hewlett-Packard Japan, and SAP Japan, where he has also been involved in business related to automobile companies. After joining Autodesk in 2015, he held various positions including general sales manager for automobile companies in Japan and South Korea, and sales manager for major Japanese customers including major game companies, and joined Unity Technologies Japan in November 2021. . Since January 2023, he has served as Executive Officer and General Manager of Industrial Sales Division.
In recent years, game engines including Unity have been increasingly used in industrial fields such as automobiles, and further business expansion is expected under the leadership of Mr. Matsumoto, who has knowledge of the industrial field.
Comment from Yasumaro Matsumoto, Unity Technologies Japan
Since Unity was founded in Japan, we have grown significantly with the strong leadership of Mr. Toyoda, Mr. Hotta, and Mr. Ohmae, and the support of our community. We would like to listen to the voices of game developers and the community who are the backbone of Unity, support the life cycle from development to operation, and grow together.
In the industrial field, Unity is experiencing remarkable growth in the field of digital twins that support digital transformation, and we will continue to provide a variety of services for our customers to use them efficiently and effectively.
We will continue to support the further development of Unity users with all our heart and soul, albeit in a small way.
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