Animoca Brands Japan, a subsidiary of web3 investor Animoca Brands, has appointed industry veteran Kensuke Amo as Chief Operating Officer (COO) as the company continues to drive growth in Japan.
Animoca said this today: name Amo, who served as managing director at Coincheck and led its NFT and new cryptocurrency asset business, joined Animoka’s Japanese branch as COO on Thursday.
“Animoca Brands Japan, a strategic subsidiary of Animoca Brands, will support Web3 by taking full advantage of its assets and network, including more than 400 portfolio companies, while combining its knowledge and experience in the business and rulemaking of the Japanese Web3 industry. Take root in society,” Amo said in a statement.
Founded in 2021, Animoca Brands Japan has supported the global expansion of Japanese intellectual property and content holders in the Web3 sector. Last June, Animoca received an undisclosed amount of money. invest Mitsui & Company, one of Japan’s largest trading companies. The company last November Partnership with Cool Cats Group To enter the Japanese animation market
“Now that the temporary Web3 boom has passed and only the essentials remain, I look forward to working with Kensuke, who has continued to lead the cryptocurrency asset, NFT, and metaverse fields in Japan and has launched and successfully led several businesses. “We are taking on various challenges at Animoka Brand Japan,” said Daisuke Iwase, CEO of Animoka Brand Japan, in a statement.
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