by Former PlayStation Executive Joins Xbox Japan as Director of Partnership
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William D’Angelo
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Mena Sato Kato, who previously worked at Sony Interactive Entertainment for eight years, has joined the Xbox team at Microsoft as the Director for Partnerships in Japan.
At PlayStation she was the Vice President of Business Development for seven years and the Vice President of Mobile Business for one year.
“Excited to say I’ve joined Microsoft as Director for Partnerships Japan at Xbox,” wrote Kato via a post on LinkedIn. “I will be leading partnership efforts to support our Japanese partners globally. Opening up a new chapter, unlocking new experiences in the game industry. I hope to see many of you at TGS!”
The team at Xbox has been working on growing its partnerships with Japanese publishers and developers in recent years. Kato in her new role will be “responsible for leading partnerships worldwide for Japanese publishers at Xbox.”
A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.