Twitter Appoints "Country Manager" in Japan

Twitter has appointed its first “country manager”, starting their international focus in Japan. Announced on the Japanese Twitter Blog, this position entails building a solid team in Japan, which was Twitter first and remains its largest international presence.

James Kondo (@jameskondo) will be Twitter’s country manager in Japan. He previously worked as a policy advisor and director of global communications strategy in the Office of the Prime Minister, and before that he held positions with global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company and the University of Tokyo.