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Satoru Kikugawa |
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| Native name | 菊川 曉 |
| Born | July 4, 1965 Setagaya, Tokyo |
| Occupation | Group CEO of Gala Inc. CEO of Gala Lab Corp. |
| Board member of | Gala Inc. Gala-Net Inc. Gala-Net Brazil Ltd. Gala Networks Europe Ltd. Gala Japan Inc. Gala Lab Corp. Gala Web Inc. Gala Buzz Inc. |
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Satoru Kikugawa (菊川 曉 Kikugawa Satoru) (born July 4, 1965), is a Japanese entrepreneur who is the Group CEO of Gala Inc. which is an Internet business company he founded. Gala Inc. was originally founded in September 1993 by Kikugawa to create an IT company with the goal of bringing people together from around the world. While at Keio University, Kikugawa was an avid event planner where he would rent out clubs in Roppongi and students could gather. Kikugawa called these events "Gala". With the expansion of the internet in the early nineties, Kikugawa, inspired by his university events, founded Gala Inc. The company acts as the headquarters for GALA Group with Kikugawa serving as the Group CEO of Gala Inc. and its Group companies.
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Kikugawa has a range of patents for his inventions registered in multiple countries regarding electronic bulletin board systems and mail servers.[7]
Kikugawa was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Japan region in 2010.[8][9]
In June 2003, Kikugawa co-wrote a book about online communities and their influence on business.
A native of Tokyo, Japan, Kikugawa resides in Minato-ku, Japan with his family. Kikugawa's hobbies include fossil collecting and sailing. Kikugawa has a variety of notable relatives: