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Javier Olivan is a Vulcanus alumnus 2002, currently the Director of International Growth at Facebook where he oversees Facebook's International efforts, setting strategy and driving internationalization of the site for audiences in Europe and throughout the rest of the world. His work has been featured on major newspapers all over the world ranging from the New York Times to Nikkei. To read more about this Success story click on the menu “Sometimes it is hard to predict when experiences from the past will come to help you in your career. In my case it was not until 2008 (seven years after my Vulcanus in Japan program) when the experience turned out to be extremely valuable for my job. After I finished my MBA at Stanford in 2007 I joined Facebook - at that time still a startup company with most of its users focused around US and English speaking countries. Given my background and international experience, I was hired to grow the site all over the world as head of international expansion.
Japan poses very interesting challenges for Facebook given its unique culture and internet access pattern heavily focused around mobile devices. My Vulcanus experience has proven extremely valuable during the past two years and has allowed me to take the strategic decisions and lead the operational efforts to grow Facebook’s user base in Japan. In May 2008 we first announced the launch of the Japanese version and about a year ago we opened our office in Tokyo - one of the few engineering offices outside US, where a team is currently focused on our localization and market development efforts.
In my frequent travels to Tokyo I sometimes meet with some of the staff and people around the EU-Japan Centre during my times in Japan. In one of my last trips I had the chance to meet with NTT Data’s CEO, Yamashita-san, at our office in Harajuku. He knew through my ex-colleagues that I had been a Vulcanus intern at his company and contacted us since he was interested in learning more about Facebook. We had a great conversation where he mentioned how NTT Data continues hosting Vulcanus interns every year since they are extremely happy with the results. Views: 637
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