Michiari Kanno

Michiari Kanno

Group Chief Financial Officer

Mr Kanno is the Group Chief Financial Officer for GlobalSign and holds other critical management duties within the Group.

Following the acquisition of GeoTrust Inc by VeriSign, Mr Kanno served in the GMO Internet Group assembled specialist management team and provided the financial expertise to ensure the successful acquisition of GlobalSign, its technology, assets and customer base.

Mr Kanno sits on the board of GMO Hosting & Security, and overlooks five GMO Hosting & Security subsidiary companies. He became involved with GMO Internet Group in 2003, when he joined Isle Inc, a GMO company, as the newly appointed Head of Business Planning and was responsible for the company's financial planning and reporting as well as being a key member of the management and strategy team.

Prior to joining the GMO Internet Group of companies, Mr Kanno was an Accountant with Deloitte Tohmatsu, specialising in and practicing Financial and IPO Consulting. During his tenure with Deloitte Tohmatsu, Mr Kanno was involved in taking three organizations public.

Mr Kanno is a Certified Public Account and graduated from Keio University’s Department of Accountancy in 1995.

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