Ryo Sasada
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
In June 1997 he established SRS Ltd. in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, and became Representative Director. In August 1999 that company and Kunihiro Tanaka's Inforest Ltd. jointly invested to establish Sakura Internet in Chuo-ku, Osaka. Sasada was Representative Director and Executive Vice President at the founding, with Tanaka as President. In February 2000 SRS moved its head office to Nishi-ku, Osaka, and converted into SRS Co., Ltd., and in April that year the two investing companies were absorbed into Sakura Internet.
Selection
In December 2000 he became Representative Director and President of the merged SRS Sakura Internet. Kunihiro Tanaka, President at the founding, moved to Representative Director and Executive Vice President the same month, and the two swapped posts. When he took office Sasada was 28 and Tanaka 22. From June 2004 Sasada also served as Chief Executive Officer and Tanaka as Chief Operating Officer. As of the FY ended March 2006, both held the same 6,400 shares.
Initiatives
The company opened data centers in quick succession, at Sunshine (about 140.9 square meters) in August 2001, Ikebukuro (about 464.4 square meters) in July 2002, Dojima (about 770 square meters) in April 2004 and Shinjuku (about 921.7 square meters) in June that year, closing the original Tokyo Data Center 1 after moving its equipment. In July 2004 it changed its name to Sakura Internet, and in October 2005 listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market. It made Ixphase a subsidiary through a share acquisition in December that year and Kairos in January 2006.
Career
Career
Esu Aru Esu
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jun 1997 | Representative Director (at founding) |
Esu Aru Esu
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Feb 2000 | 資本金増加に伴う組織変更 代表取締役 (translation pending) |
SAKURA internet
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Aug 1999 | Representative Director, Executive Vice President (at founding) |
| Apr 2000 | Merged as Representative Director, Executive Vice President |
| Dec 2000 | Representative Director, President |
| Jun 2004 | Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Nov 2007 | Stepped down as President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- さくらインターネット 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】（2006年3月期）