| Board of Directors |
Naoki YamamotoBoard DirectorNaoki Yamamoto formerly served as Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer of AltaSens, Inc. and is currently Vice President of ITX International Equity Corp., a Japanese corporate-backed equity investment firm focusing on IT field and medical device ventures. Over the past fifteen years, Yamamoto has incubated several start-up companies from scratch in the mobile, e-commerce, and semiconductor industries, in Brazil, Japan, and the U.S. He served as one of the core founding executives of Global Telecom S.A., a mobile operator in Brazil (now Vivo Partcipacoes S.A.), establishing initial business plans, strategies, and policies for the new company. Yamamoto continues to play a key role in financial issues and marketing/sales activities worldwide for AltaSens, Inc.He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Studies from Sophia University of Tokyo, Japan. Takehito JimboBoard DirectorMr. Jimbo is President & CEO of ITX International Equity Corp., a Japanese corporate backed equity investment firm, focusing on IT field and medical device ventures. Over the past twenty years, Mr. Jimbo has held various positions in several trading and investment companies in both the US and in Japan. One example is his position as general manager of Nissho Iwai Corporation's (now known as Sojitz Corp.) San Francisco office, leading that Japanese trading company into its first Silicon Valley medical device venture. As a successful investor, he has also facilitated the creation of Asian markets for companies such as Rita Medical Systems and Fox Hollow Technologies. ITX, under his direction, has also invested in many venture companies throughout the US.He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Sophia University of Tokyo, Japan. |