April 21, 2014

TOKYO, April 21, 2014 -- Rakuten, Inc. (4755: Tokyo) today announced the following personnel change, which was approved by its Board of Directors on April 19, 2014.

(Effective April 19, 2014）
Executive Officer-level Personnel Change
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■Name：Carol Chow
■Current Role：Executive Officer
                VP, Product Management
                Rakuten USA, Inc.
■Previous Role：VP, Product Management
                 Rakuten USA, Inc.
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■Name：Shin Hasegawa
■Current Role：Executive Officer
                Global Vice CMO
                Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd.
■Previous Role：Global Vice CMO
                 Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd.
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