Yoshihisa Yamada is CFO, and a Senior Executive Officer and Director of Rakuten. Mr. Yamada is Head of Finance Department of the Company, President and Representative Director of bitWallet, Inc, and Vice Chairman and Representative Director of Rakuten Travel, Inc. Mr. Yamada joined Rakuten in 2000. Prior to Rakuten, Mr. Yamada worked at the Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.) from 1987 to 1999. Mr. Yamada holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.