Hisashige "Qz" Hashimoto is managing all online ad services as COO of AOL Platforms Japan from this year. He joined AOL Online Japan as managing director of Adap.tv Japan for online video ad market launch in Japan in September, 2013. He had been leading Brightcove's operations in Japan and drive overall customer acquisition efforts targeted at Japanese media companies and marketers since 2008. He run Paygent, JV of DeNA and MUFG, for two years as president and CEO. Prior to Paygent, Qz worked in three different senior management positions for Macromedia KK. Before Macromedia KK, Qz had engaged in various IT businesses over 14 years with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. including 3 years in Mitsui France.