April 22, 2021
Yu Sasamoto will succeed Maya Hari as she is promoted to lead Twitter’s Global Strategy and Operations
- Today, Twitter announces that Yu Sasamoto has been appointed to Vice President for the unified region of Twitter Japan, South Korea and Asia Pacific (JAPAC), effective from 1 May 2021. Yu has been promoted to this newly expanded regional role, succeeding Maya Hari, who has been promoted to a global role as Twitter's Vice President of Global Strategy and Operations (GSO).
Yu Sasamoto, Vice President of Japan & Asia Pacific, Twitter
Yu has led Twitter Japan and South Korea for the past seven years and will now be responsible for Twitter's advertising business across the JAPAC region; including Australia, Greater China, Japan, India, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and South Korea. Yu will move to Twitter's Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore for this expanded regional role. He will continue to serve as the General Manager of Twitter Japan and head of Twitter Client Solutions in Japan until his successor is hired in Tokyo.