ANAQUA UNVEILS EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP CHANGES, HEADQUARTERS OPENING IN JAPAN

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Anaqua, the global innovation and intellectual property (IP) management technology provider, has appointed Futoshi Saito as its President & General Manager, effective Oct 10.

According to Anaqua in a statement, Saito will be responsible for driving Anaqua’s ongoing business development and delivering enhanced client solutions in Japan, marking changes to its executive leadership team in Japan.

“His extensive IP and technology experience will enable him to engage quickly with our business and the wider market, forming important relationships with our existing and future clients, and providing strong leadership for our team and our further business development,” said its Chief Executive Officer, Bob Romeo.

Meanwhile, Saito said: “I am honoured to lead Anaqua Japan through its next stage of growth and to help our clients better protect and maximise value from their IP portfolios.”

Saito previously held leadership positions at LexisNexis as Managing Director, Japan and South Korea, and Thomson Reuters (now part of Clarivate) as head of the IP & Science business in Japan.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies from Dokkyo University and studied at the Graduate School of History at the State University of New York at Albany.

On the other hand, the company also announced the opening of its new Japan headquarters in the TOKYO TORCH Tokiwabashi Tower, providing an expanded work space to support its accelerated growth, which has seen further strengthening of the team and a 50 per cent increase in new sales year to date.

The move continues Anaqua Japan’s mission to invest in people, infrastructure and solutions in order to provide clients with the most comprehensive and effective IP management software and solutions in Japan.

-- BERNAMA