Apple Computer Inc. said Tuesday that Vice President of Marketing Yoshiaki Sakito, one of the company's top Japan executives, has stepped down...Sakito has been credited with leading a successful marketing push for Apple's iPod portable digital music player in Japan...Sakito was the most visible executive in the iPod's Japan push, and the Nikkei said his departure highlights divisions with the managerial ranks...more...
Prior to joining Apple, Sakito worked at Sony, Bain and used to run livedoor before Horie bought the company.
