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Kentaro Shikanai
VP Analyst
Kentaro Shikanai covers CIO agendas in Manufacturing industries like AI, business and technology trends, digital business strategies, value chain optimization, smart manufacturing, carobon neutrality, digital ecosystem.
Also, he advises Technology Service Providers on strategic go-to-market opportunities, solution positioning, market messaging and perspectives on the future industry direction.
Previous experience
He started his career at a technology service provider in Japan, where he founded managed cloud services and developed new markets. After 3 years, he changed his job to ABeam Consulting to sharpen his quality in global projects mainly in Asia to optimize clients' business process in various industries with traditional/emerging technologies. Then, he changed his position to software industries, responsible for Go-To-Market, aligning with Sales, Marketing, Solution Engineer, Alliance, Advisory, and Customer Success. As a volunteer, he joined startup in 2017 as Chief Technology Officer to take charge of IT and digital technologies on their business platform.
Professional background
Salesforce, Senior Manager, Go-To-Market, 3 years
SAP, Industry Principle, 2 years
ABeam Consulting, Senior Specialist, 7 years
Areas of coverage
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Product Strategy and Go-to-Market Execution in Industries
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
Business Transformation
Go-To-Market Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Smart Manufacturing
Product Lifecycle Management