Hiroshi Shimase is the General Manager of Outbrain Japan. As General Manager, Hiroshi is responsible for all sales, business operations and client services. Prior to joining Outbrain, Hiroshi was the founder of Stella Holdings, a company that provides incubation consulting for both start-up organizations and large companies wishing to expand their businesses in Japan and/or globally. He also helped to establish and support the Nagasaki University start-up programme. Previously, Hiroshi also served at the Mitsubishi Corporation and was involved in Business Development projects spanning both domestic and overseas.