Dropbox Japan Announces New Leadership Structure

Dropbox Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), the Japanese subsidiary of Dropbox, Inc. (NASDAQ: DBX), today announced a new leadership structure to accelerate business growth in the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) markets.

Kensuke Takeuchi has been appointed Vice President of APJ Sales and Chairman of Dropbox Japan Co., Ltd., and Yoichi Tatsumura has been appointed President of Dropbox Japan. Under their leadership, Dropbox will further strengthen customer support and partnerships across the Asia Pacific region and Japan, accelerating the promotion of new workstyles and collaboration in the AI era. By combining Takeuchi's extensive management experience in global technology companies with Tatsumura's deep customer understanding and sales leadership in the Japanese market, Dropbox aims to drive further growth of its enterprise business in the age of AI.

Kensuke Takeuchi, VP of APJ Sales and Chairman of Dropbox Japan Co., Ltd.

Takeuchi has over 20 years of leadership experience in the cloud, data, and AI sectors. He has held key positions at global technology companies including Adobe, Salesforce Japan, Databricks Japan, and Docusign Japan, driving business growth and digital transformation in the Japanese market.

Most recently, as Country Manager and Representative Director of Docusign Japan, he led the business growth strategy, expanding operations beyond electronic signatures into the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) and AI-powered workflow solutions domains. He also drove the strengthening of the customer base and partner ecosystem while leading the expansion of solution deployments in the Japanese market. Moving forward, he will leverage his rich leadership experience and deep knowledge in the enterprise technology sector to oversee Dropbox's sales strategies and growth initiatives across the entire APJ region.

Yoichi Tatsumura, President of Dropbox Japan Co., Ltd.

Tatsumura brings over 25 years of sales leadership experience in the enterprise IT and technology sectors. Since joining Dropbox as an Account Executive in 2015, he has played a critical role in expanding the enterprise business in Japan. In 2020, he was promoted to Sales Manager, leading a highly successful sales team in the Japanese market. Most recently, as a Director overseeing the sales department, he has driven strategic growth initiatives and spearheaded the strengthening of Dropbox's presence in Japan.

Tatsumura is highly regarded for his ability to deeply understand customers' management and operational challenges, providing proposals that lead to fundamental solutions. Prior to joining Dropbox, he held sales roles at the Japanese subsidiaries of global technology companies such as Symantec, Cisco Systems, EMC, and Sun Microsystems, cultivating extensive knowledge in enterprise infrastructure, security, and cloud solutions.

Eric Webster, Chief Business Officer at Dropbox Inc., commented:
"We are thrilled to establish this new structure welcoming Mr. Takeuchi and Mr. Tatsumura. Mr. Takeuchi has abundant management experience in the enterprise market and deep knowledge in the cloud and AI domains, while Mr. Tatsumura excels in customer understanding and execution capabilities in the Japanese market. Under their leadership, Dropbox will achieve further growth in Japan and the APJ region, supporting our customers in enhancing productivity and promoting flexible workstyles."

Kensuke Takeuchi, the newly appointed VP of APJ Sales and Chairman of Dropbox Japan, stated:
"The evolution of AI is dramatically changing how companies work and utilize information. I have been involved in the enterprise business within the cloud, data, and AI sectors in the Japanese market, supporting the digital transformation of many customers. At Dropbox, by scaling the experience I have cultivated to the entire APJ region, we will further strengthen collaboration with our customers and partners to create greater value and synergies. Through Dropbox's strengths in content management, collaboration, and AI utilization, I will contribute to improving organizational productivity and realizing new ways of working."

Yoichi Tatsumura, the newly appointed President of Dropbox Japan, stated:

"It is a great honor to lead Dropbox's operations in Japan. Over the past decade, I have closely watched Japanese companies evolve their workstyles while accelerating digital transformation and collaboration. Dropbox is a solution that simplifies workflows, enables secure collaboration, and supports teams working from anywhere. Furthermore, with AI features, it becomes possible to seamlessly utilize information scattered internally and externally, dramatically boosting productivity. I look forward to continuing to work closely with our customers and partners to support Japanese companies in improving productivity and transforming their operations."

About Dropbox Japan
Dropbox provides a place where individuals can easily organize both personal and professional content to stay productive. Dropbox's products are designed to enable smarter ways of working and are currently loved by over 700 million people across more than 180 countries. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information on Dropbox's mission and products, please visit dropbox.com. Dropbox Japan is the Japanese subsidiary of Dropbox. For more details, please visit https://www.dropbox.com/ja/business or https://navi.dropbox.jp/.