Primary Job Title Executive Officer, CFO, Strategic Investment Director Commerce and Incubation Business Division Primary Organization 
DeNA
Location San Francisco, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male Also Known As 浅子信太郎
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Shintaro Asako is the CEO of the West Region business unit at DeNA, a global leader in developing and publishing mobile games.
He leads the company’s operations and corporate strategy in North America, Europe and the rest of the West. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, DeNA has offices and studios in 12 cities across eight countries with over 2,000
employees and has delivered nearly a dozen titles that hit the top 30 grossing charts on US App Store and US Google Play.
In addition to launching hits such as Blood Brothers and Rage of Bahamut, DeNA currently develops and publishes mobile games for popular entertainment franchises such as Star Wars, Marvel, Transformers and Final Fantasy. DeNA reported revenue of 1.8 billion dollars and operating profit of 524 million dollars in the fiscal year ending March 2014.
Shintaro joined DeNA West in 2011 serving as Chief Financial Officer before moving to the role of CEO in 2013. Previously, Shintaro was Chief Financial Officer at MediciNova, Inc. from 2005 to 2011. Prior to MediciNova, Shintaro worked at KPMG LLP and Arthur Anderson LLP.
