Takeshi Maehara is the Group Leader for KCPS Design and Develop at KDDI. In his current role, he manages several teams that are responsible for platform development around KDDI's KCPS and Au Cloud solutions. In line with KDDI's mission to deliver the best global services, Takeshi works with his teams to produce high-quality cloud services that achieve customer satisfaction. He has worked in the Cloud Service Planning and Development Department of KDDI since 2011. Prior to that, Takeshi worked on developing platforms for KDDI's enterprise mobile and fixed service systems. He joined the company in 1995, working in the Information Systems Department.