haruhiko sakamoto

Vice President of Customer Success at GitLab Inc.

Haruhiko Sakamoto is a seasoned Japanese executive, entrepreneur, and product manager. He has a solid background in both tourism and information technology, having studied Tourism and Travel Services Management at Trajal Hotel & Tourism College, and Information Technology at Niiza Comprehensive Technical Upper Secondary School.

Throughout his career, he has held multiple executive and manager roles in various firms, including 株式会社クレスト, Growth Hack Studio Inc., EventRegist Co., Ltd., Five One Aitch & Co., among others. Haruhiko has also acted as an SXSW Asia Representative and TEDxKobe Facilitation Leader. In these positions, he has been a trailblazer in Analytics, Marketing, and Retail Technology while encouraging startup culture.

Haruhiko's expertise spans through Retail Technology, Marketing, Web Planning, and Social Media management, among other skills. His passion for new ideas and innovation, coupled with his team management skills and vision for capitalizing on business opportunities, has set him on a path to success.

Experience

Vice President of Customer Success at GitLab Inc. (2019 - Present)

Advisor Ecosystem Member at Outcome Selling Advisory Ecosystem (2019 - Present), Head of Customer Success, the Americas at Cisco (2017 - 2019), Vice President of Customer Success and Cloud Operations at EVault (2014 - 2016)