Kenji Ikeura is President of Connexis. Mr. Ikeura is responsible for the strategic development and coordination of business relations in the Asia-Pacific region. He joined Connexis in July 2007 after taking early retirement from the position of President of Nissan-ARC, a company formed to improve automotive technology through innovative research and development. Prior to this position, he served as Vice President of Best Practice and Competitive Intelligence at Nissan. Mr. Ikeura developed the world's first microcomputer control system to manage fuel injection, spark ignition, exhaust gas recirculation, and idle speed. He also led the development of a computer control system for automatic transmissions. Later, as General Manager of Nissan's Vehicle Research Laboratory, he guided the development of video-based lane keeping technology and adaptive cruise control technology. Mr. Ikeura is a graduate of Keio University in Japan where he obtained a master’s of science degree from the Faculty of Engineering.