Takanobu Miyamoto

Vice President, and President of FileMaker Japan

Takanobu Miyamoto has served as Vice President at FileMaker, Inc., a worldwide leader in desktop-to-Web database software since 1996.

Miyamoto, a veteran sales and marketing executive with 14 years of experience in the software industry, joined Claris in March, 1993 as vice president of sales and marketing of Claris Japan, a Claris subsidiary. He was promoted to president of Claris Japan in October, 1993. Under his leadership as president, Claris Japan was the company's fastest-growing region, with revenues increasing by a factor of nearly 20 to record levels. Claris Japan grew to account for more than 30 percent of the company's worldwide revenue.

Since Claris reorganized to become FileMaker, Inc. in early 1998, Miyamoto has served as president of FileMaker Japan.

Prior to joining Claris, he served as contract manager and sales manager (1985-88) and vice president (1989-92) of Digital Research Japan, Inc., where he held various sales, marketing and administrative roles and oversaw major growth in sales.

Miyamoto earned bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from Waseda University, Japan.